Complete stent graft relining of the hemodialysis access circuit for access salvage.

Background: Stent grafts (SGs) are widely used in hemodialysis access procedures to maintain function and patency of the access circuit. There are no reports to date describing complete relining of the access circuit with SGs for extreme access salvage.

Objective: To report outcomes and experience with complete SG relining of the hemodialysis access circuit.

Stent Grafts Across the Elbow Joint for Access Salvage.

Purpose: Covered stent grafts (SGs) are currently being used in a wide variety of situations to maintain function and patency of hemodialysis access circuits. Stent grafts are rarely placed across the elbow joint (EJ), however, due to fear of stent fracture. This study reports on the experience and patency rates with SGs across the EJ.

Myocardial protection with phosphocreatine in high-risk cardiac surgery patients: a randomized trial.

Background: This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that phosphocreatine (PCr), administered intravenously and as cardioplegia adjuvant in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with prolonged aortic cross clamping and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, would decrease troponin I concentration after surgery.

Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study we included 120 patients undergoing double/triple valve repair/replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass in the cardiac surgery department of a tertiary hospital. The treatment group received: intravenous administration of 2 g of PCr after anesthesia induction; 2.

Pave and Pop: A novel addition to the endovascular treatment of hemodialysis access aneurysms.

Background: Hemodialysis access sites can be complicated by both true and false aneurysms with significant potential morbidity. Aneurysms have traditionally been treated by a variety of surgical methods. Less commonly, endovascular treatment with stent graft placement has been used as an alternative to open surgery.