Vascular access for hemodialysis in Italy: What a national survey reveals.
Marcello NapoliFrancesco GuzziWalter MoraleCarlo LomonteFranco GalliMassimo LodiGiuseppe BonforteDecenzio BonucchiGiuliano BrunoriLaura BuzziGiacomo FornerisMaurizio GallieniMario MeolaNicola PirozziConcetto SessaMonica SpinaLuigi TazzaPublished in: The journal of vascular access (2024)
Some considerations emerge from the survey data: (1) The increasing CVC prevalence compared to DOPPS 5 study. (2) The low rate of AVG prevalence. (3) The nephrologist is the operator in many VA procedures. (4) The fluoroscopy for CVC placement and the US-guide puncture of the complex AVF are widely used in most facilities. (5) The practice of the buttonhole is not widespread. (6) When the operator is the nephrologist more distal fistulas are performed.