Upper arm AVF Is it always the first choice?

Population aging, demographic changes, treatment improvement and the consequent lengthening of patient life-expectancy force physicians to face new challenges, in this exciting new era of vascular accesses. The purpose is still to extend the survival of the vascular access as much as possible, trying to preserve the vascular pathway, ensuring a good dialysis quality, even in the most challenging cases as well as in emergency. Current technology and new materials are leading this revolution. The present book is intended to be a pragmatic resource to be consulted quickly in the commonest clinical situations. For this reason, the book consists of short chapters, developed by points, with clear and direct explanations. it has been written by authors all over the word, that decided to share their own personal experience as well as the most recent trials and results