(en) Vascular access remains the Achilles’ heel of hemodialysis (HD), and a functional arteriovenous fistula (AVF), a concept invented by American physicians of Italian descent in the early sixties, can not be created in all HD patients. Thus, the use of HD catheters, despite the multiple associated risks, especially catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs), is unavoidable. [...]
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