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S Nye

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Cancer chemotherapy administered via hemodialysis fistulas.

End-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients can develop cancer before or after kidney disease occurs. Cancer chemotherapy often needs to be administered via the sort of central venous catheter that is normally avoided in ESRF care. Three cases are presented in which ESRF patients received chemotherapy for cancer via existing hemodialysis fistulas, and the consequences of central venous access in a fourth patient are discussed.

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Collateralization of the palmar arch by a failing radiocephalic fistula: an underappreciated complication of Cimino fistula anatomy.

Stenosis at the anastomosis of an arteriovenous dialysis fistula can cause fistula failure due to venous thrombosis. Three cases are presented in which anastomotic stenosis in radiocephalic fistulas resulted in radial artery occlusion with collateralization of ulnar artery flow across the palmar arch. Hand ischemia did not occur, and reductions in fistula efficiency were clinically subtle. Urea kinetics were compromised, and a characteristic palmar bruit was heard.

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Long-term outcomes of a fistula initiative: sustaining "fistula culture".

From 1998 to 2003, a low cost fistula initiative at Allegheny General Hospital increased the rate of AV fistulas from 32% to 72%. We present an additional 25 months of vascular access data, with stratification of results by gender and long-term patient survival data. These data show the self-sustaining nature of 'fistula culture' in an urban hemodialysis unit, and the survival benefits that result from increased fistula rates.

Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical↗