Kidney Disease, Renal Failure and Vascular Access
Kidney Disease and Renal Failure and Vascular Access for a patient or those who may need future dialysis require the Clinician to perform a thorough clinical assessment. This page describes important factors for the Vascular Access Clinician to consider including upper arm vein preservation for future dialysis and other therapy.
Kidney Disease and Renal Failure
Kidney Disease resulting in Renal Failure is the malfunction of the kidneys causing the kidneys to lose their filtering ability. As a result of kidney disease, kidney failure or kidney injury, waste accumulates in the body and the body’s chemical balance gets disrupted. Symptoms of Kidney Disease and Renal Failure include fluid retention, fatigue, shortness of breath and decreased urine output.
Human Kidney with cross section of inner organ
Arteriovenous Fistula for Dialysis Patient
Kidney Disease and Renal Failure Dialysis
AV Fistulas are often the preferred route for hemodialysis treatment plans. These access routes are limited so vein preservation is important. Vascular Wellness makes vein preservation part of every clinician’s assessment.
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Kidney Disease and Renal Failure and Vascular Access
Vascular Access for a Dialysis Patient or a potential Dialysis Patient requires a clinician with Advanced Vascular Access skills and experience. Patients with Kidney Disease and Renal Failure tend to have stenosis of the veins, meaning the thickening, hardening, stiffening, and narrowing of the veins. Between this and AV surgery, described above, a Dialysis Patient requiring Vascular Access has special needs; primarily, the need to preserve veins. According to the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Vascular Access Guidelines, by avoiding PICC Lines and Midlines and other Vein Punctures in the upper extremities (ie, upper arm), the life of the patient can be extended. Veins are not renewable resources and in the renal population, (a) veins and arteries in the upper extremities must be preserved and (b) any AV surgery and connection between an artery and vein must not be disturbed so that it can used and access as long as possible – which is usually up to 3 times/week.
Veins must be Preserved for Treatment
Small Bore Internal Jugular Line avoids and preserves Veins & Arteries in the Upper Arms
Small Bore Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Line
Small Bore Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Line is the solution for upper arm vein preservation, with a Small Bore Femoral Central Venous Catheter Line as an additional alternative, all for vascular access. These central catheter lines preserve veins and arteries in the upper arms, enable future AV Fistula surgery, and do not disturb any current AV surgical connection between the vein and artery in the arm.
Vascular Wellness – Safe Vascular Access for Kidney Disease and Renal Failure Patients
Vascular Wellness provides quality, timely, and Safe Vascular Access for Kidney Disease and Renal Failure Patients at the bedside. Vascular Wellness has the experience and expertise to place small bore central catheter lines at similar very high success rates and zero insertion related infections as we do with PICC Lines and Midlines. In fact, Vascular Wellness has placed over 5,000 Small Bore Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Lines with no insertion related infections. Small Bore Central Lines allow patients to travel across any care setting including in the privacy of their home making these lines effective and efficient methods for Vascular Access.
Small Bore Femoral Line avoids and preserves Veins & Arteries in the Upper Arms
Vascular Wellness serves as a valuable and trusted patient treatment team contributor for patients with Kidney Disease and Renal Failure
Vascular Wellness – Patient Treatment Team Contributor
Vascular Wellness serves as a valuable and trusted patient treatment team contributor for patients with Kidney Disease and Renal Failure. We work closely with the Nephrologist to help ensure the right Vascular Access procedure is done and often, the Nephrologist either initially or after a short consultation with the Vascular Wellness clinician, prefers the Small Bore Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Line. If a patient has progressive renal disease needing fistula site preservation, Vascular Wellness recommends not placing a PICC or Midline, instead placing a line that will preserve necessary vasculature. Placing different small bore lines at the bedside are just some of the many ways in which Vascular Wellness provides a superior, comprehensive Vascular Access Solution. We have the tools and training to provide the right Vascular Access at the Right Time, the First Time.
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Vascular Wellness provides comprehensive, quality, timely, and innovative vascular access services, including standard and advanced line placement, pediatrics, program management, education, training, and infection control and prevention to all healthcare settings such as Tertiary Hospitals, Community Hospitals, Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals, Hospital at Home Programs, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Surgical and Outpatient Centers, Hospice, and At-Home care. We support a 98+% Success Rate with 0% Insertion-Related Infection Rate across all lines, with an average response time of 3 hours. We help our clients improve patient outcomes, enable faster therapy, reduce costs, infections, and readmissions, decrease hospital length of stay, and reduce transportation expenses.
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Vascular Wellness
151 Quarrystone Circle
Suite 112
Cary, NC 27519
919-226-3694
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Service Hours extend 2+ hours after Dispatch
Monday-Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday-Sunday: 8am - 3pm
Holidays: 8am - 1pm
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