An animal paired crossover ePTFE arteriovenous graft model

An animal paired crossover ePTFE arteriovenous graft model

PURPOSE Previously, we developed a porcine model for Arterio Venous Graft (AVG) failure to allow assessment of new access strategies. This model was limited concerning graft length. In the present technical report, we describe a modification of our model allowing the assessment of long AVGs. TECHNIQUE In 4 pigs, AVGs of 15 cm length were created bilaterally in a cross-over fashion between the...

Parenteral nutrition via an arteriovenous bypass graft.

Infectious complications of arteriovenous ePTFE grafts for hemodialysis.

BACKGROUND Insufficient venous vasculature disallows autologous arteriovenous fistula creation. In this case an arteriovenous conduit of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) interponed between artery and vein is used for hemodialysis. Although arteriovenous graft infection is an infrequent complication, infected grafts cannot be used for hemodialysis and can cause infection, sepsis and blee...

Prosthetic Arteriovenous Graft Contact Dermatitis Masquerading as an Arteriovenous Graft Infection in a Hemodialysis Patient

Prosthetic arteriovenous (AV) graft is the second most common vascular access of choice in hemodialysis patients. Rare complications of such grafts are increasingly seen due to rising population of patients on hemodialysis. Infections and thrombosis are the most common complications. Though metallic implants are known to cause hypersensitivity skin reactions, prosthetic AV grafts are rarely kno...

Pseudoaneurysmatic complication of an arteriovenous graft

Pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of arteriovenous-grafts (AVGs) used in hemodialysis patients. Rupture and bleeding are the most common complications. In this case report, I present the case of a successful repair of an infected pseudoaneurysm that occurred at the AVG, its surgical ligation and the insertion of a new graft segment. Konstantina Triga ( ) Corresponding author: [email protected]...