Surgical placement of hemodialysis vascular accesses

Abstract

The goal of surgical creation of an arteriovenous vascular access is to produce a conduit that can be easily cannulated repeatedly for hemodialysis therapy. Because of their reduced complication rates and improved efficiency, arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) and arteriovenous grafts (AVG) are preferred vascular accesses for hemodialysis over catheters [1].