Standardized Protocol for Hemodialysis Vascular Access Assessment: The Role of Ultrasound and ColorDoppler
Author(s) -
Federico Nalesso,
Francesco Garzotto,
Ilaria Petrucci,
Sara Samoni,
Grazia Maria Virzì,
Darío Gregori,
Mario Meola,
Claudio Ronco
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000485590
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , vascular access , brachial artery , anastomosis , ultrasound , hemodynamics , protocol (science) , radiology , cardiology , surgery , pathology , blood pressure , alternative medicine
Ultrasound and colorDoppler technique, which is relatively inexpensive, rapid, non-invasive and repeatable is a powerful tool used for early diagnosis of vascular access (VA) complications in hemodialysis patients. To date a standard and widely comprehensible echocolorDoppler (ECD) protocol is not available.
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