| Contributing Authors | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgment | p. xv |
| Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative for Vascular Access | |
| National Kidney Foundation's Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative: Goals and General Principles | p. 3 |
| Implementing a Vascular Access Program: Improved Outcomes with Multidisciplinary Approaches | p. 6 |
| Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative Implementation: The Washington University School of Medicine Experience | p. 10 |
| Trends in Vascular Access Procedures and Expenditures in Medicare's End-Stage Renal Disease Program | p. 17 |
| Early Referral for Vascular Access | p. 25 |
| Physiology of Hemodialysis | |
| Physiologic Principles of Hemodialysis | p. 31 |
| Is Quantitative Measurement of Dialysis Adequacy a Useful Outcome Measure? | p. 38 |
| Pathophysiology of Arteriovenous Graft Failure | p. 46 |
| Management of Bleeding and Clotting Disorders in Dialysis Patients | p. 52 |
| Hemodialysis Access Creation | |
| Preoperative Ultrasonography | p. 65 |
| Venography before Angioaccess Creation | p. 67 |
| New Nomenclature for Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Accesses | p. 74 |
| Techniques and Outcomes after Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft Creation | p. 78 |
| Techniques and Outcomes after Brachiocephalic and Brachiobasilic Arteriovenous Fistula Creation | p. 84 |
| Overview of Complications and Management after Vascular Access Creation | p. 93 |
| Management of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Infections | p. 98 |
| Monitoring for Hemodialysis Access Failure | |
| Vascular Access Surveillance: An Overview | p. 109 |
| Physical Examination: The Forgotten Tool | p. 111 |
| Role of Access Flow Measurement | p. 119 |
| Doppler Ultrasound and Hemodialysis Access Management | p. 133 |
| Pressure Measurements in the Surveillance of Vascular Accesses | p. 137 |
| Treatment for Access Dysfunction | |
| Prophylactic Angioplasty: Is It Worthwhile? | |
| Pro Viewpoint | p. 153 |
| Con Viewpoint | p. 157 |
| Endovascular Interventions: Fistulography, Angioplasty, and Stents | p. 161 |
| Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment for Autologous Fistulae-related Stenoses | p. 170 |
| Central Vein Lesions: Prevention and Management | p. 184 |
| Treatment of the Thrombosed Access | |
| Pharmacologic Thrombolysis for Dialysis Grafts | p. 199 |
| Mechanical Thrombectomy Techniques and Devices | p. 205 |
| Surgical Thrombectomy and Revision: Polytetrafluoroethylene Grafts | p. 215 |
| Salvage of the Thrombosed Dialysis Access Graft: Surgical versus Radiologic Methods. Does It Matter? | p. 221 |
| Endovascular Treatment of Thrombosed Autologous Fistulae | p. 229 |
| Surgical Management of Autologous Fistulae: Early and Late Thrombosis, Maturation Failure, and Other Complications | p. 242 |
| Central Dialysis Catheters | |
| The Use of Catheters for Hemodialysis: Overview | p. 253 |
| Catheter Insertion: Techniques, Cost, and Outcomes | p. 261 |
| Exotic Catheter Access | p. 270 |
| Management of the Infected Catheter | p. 283 |
| Management of Catheter Malfunction | p. 290 |
| Peritoneal Dialysis | |
| Principles of Peritoneal Dialysis: Physiology, Patient Selection, and Catheter Maintenance | p. 303 |
| Techniques of Peritoneal Catheter Insertion | p. 310 |
| Percutaneous Radiologic Placement and Management of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: Technique and Results | p. 322 |
| Current Innovative Concepts | |
| Vascular Access Centers: An Innovative Approach for Vascular Access Care | p. 333 |
| Pharmacologic Approaches to Preventing Hemodialysis Access Failure | p. 341 |
| Physical and Biologic Considerations for Hemodialysis Catheters (Biofilm, Locks, and Ports) | p. 353 |
| Endoluminal Grafts | p. 363 |
| Vascular Brachytherapy | p. 371 |
| Subject Index | p. 383 |
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