dialysis Archives

Faster Access to Dialysis

Tunneled central catheters, also known as Perm caths, can be small bore or large bore lines, and are used when vascular access is needed over a long period of time (anywhere from two weeks to several months). This makes them a good solution when clinically indicated for hemodialysis during renal (kidney) failure, as well as chemotherapy, antibiotics, parenteral nutrition and more.

Nurse-placed Dialysis Catheters at the Bedside

Patients with acute or chronic kidney disease can need different types of Dialysis Catheters – Acute/Temp Vascaths and Tunneled Permcaths. Having a skilled partner who can perform these procedures as soon as they are clinically indicated, without delay – and at the patient’s bedside – can improve patient outcomes and decrease hospital and patient costs significantly.

Emergent Temporary Dialysis Catheter – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 23

Emergent Temporary Dialysis Catheter at the Bedside describes how a Vascular Wellness clinician placed a Vas-Cath at the Bedside in a critically ill patient in need of emergent dialysis when no transportation options were available, enabling prompt hemodialysis....

Temporary Dialysis Catheters at the Bedside

Vascular Access Nurse Placed Temporary Dialysis Catheters at the bedside enable prompt and effective dialysis treatment and can efficiently supplement the reach and impact of any Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology, or Nephrology department or team. Delivery of...

Covid & Kidney Failure Patient Case

Lifesaving access = WIN, Reduced Infection Risk = WIN, Vein Preservation = WIN. This week’s story, a Covid & Kidney Failure Patient Case, demonstrates how having the skills of a Vascular Access Specialist will not only improve patient outcomes, reduce costs,...

Complex Covid-19 Patient Case

This week we offer you a Nurse Clinicians in Action story that involves the ongoing battle healthcare providers face against Covid. This Complex Covid-19 Patient Case describes how our Vascular Access clinician evaluated a Covid patient and advocated a creative and...