Vascular access is vital for hemodialysis patients. Either a catheter placed in a central vein or an arteriovenous fistula is used as vascular access!
Today, as the number of patients with chronic kidney disease grows and medical costs rise as a result, achieving successful long-term arteriovenous access in these patients has become especially important.
Except in certain special cases, an arteriovenous fistula should be used as vascular access. A temporary catheter placed in the subclavian or internal jugular vein should not be kept for more than three weeks, and a temporary catheter placed in the femoral vein for more than one week.
Outside of planned cases, in patients with bacteremia or at risk of bleeding, a temporary catheter is placed first, and a long-term catheter is inserted once these conditions have resolved.
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