Even though many positive changes were ushered in by the KDOQI guidelines and the Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative, tunneled hemodialysis catheters remain an essential piece of the dialysis access puzzle. Their use is, however, attended by a multitude of complications and morbidity of which the...
Although an arteriovenous fistula is the preferred method of vascular access for patients on hemodialysis, tunneled venous catheters (TVCs), which are prone to blockage and infection, are still required in many cases. Fry et al. conducted a prospective audit of 812 TVCs placed in 492 patients...