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Interventional Nephrology

2013; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 8; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2215/cjn.00740113

1555-905X

Loay Salman, Gerald A. Beathard,

Vascular Procedures and Complications

The prospective recognition of stenosis affecting dialysis vascular access and its prospective treatment is important in the management of the hemodialysis patient. Surveillance by physical examination is easily learned, easily performed, quickly done, and economical. In addition, it has a level of accuracy and reliability equivalent to other approaches that require special instrumentation. Physical examination should be part of any education to all hemodialysis care givers. This review presents the basic principles of physical examination of the hemodialysis vascular access and discusses the evidence behind its value.