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Srinath Tamirisa1, Rakesh Patel, Kevin J Martin
1Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University, USA.
Abstract:
Interventional nephrology is an area of medicine under the subspecialty of nephrology that provides improved vascular access care for dialysis patients. Since vascular access issues are a major cause of hospitalization in dialysis patients, interventional nephrologists help reduce hospitalization rates and costs, providing focused and economical medical care. A case has been presented at the end that highlights some management principles of vascular accesses. We also present a comprehensive review of recent data regarding trends in dialysis access management.
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