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AV FISTULA - BASICS & CREATION

Creation of AV Fistula – Basics
  1. Dr. Ravi Bansal | PreOperative Assessment for creating an AV Fistula.
  2. Radiological Evaluation in Access Creation & Maturity of AV Fistula || Urology || AV Fistula ||
  3. Creation AVF by Nephrologist.
Pre-operative Mapping AVF
  1. Pre operative Vascular Mapping (AVATAR).
  2. Mapping Prior to AVF Creation.
  3. Clinical Evaluation For AV Fistula Construction & to Assess Maturation || Urology || AV Fistula ||
  4. Mapping prior to AV Fistula (INFORM).
  5. Doppler Mapping for AV Fistula.
Surgical Instruments for AVF
  1. Instruments for AVF.
  2. Micro surgical instruments AVF.
  3. AVF Creation Instruments (INFORM).
AVF Creation Surgery (Radiocephalic AVF)
  1. Mount Sinai Film Atlas –  Arteriovenous Fistula.
  2. RC AVF CReation – By Dr Kiran Nerkar.
  3. Creation of RC AVF.
  4. Creation of RC AVF.
  5. Detailed steps – RC AVF Creation.
  6. Creating a distal RC AVF.
  7. Suturing technique – Parachute technique.
Brachio-cephalic or Brachio-basilic AVF & Superficialisation
  1. AVF Creation – Dr Himanshu Verma.
  2. Brachio basilic AVF.
  3. Two step – Brachio basilic AVF.
  4. AVF superficialization.
  5. SEcond stage AVF Superficialisation.
Lower Limb AVF
  1. Lower extremity AVF.
  2. Femoral vein transposition AVF.

ENDOVASCULAR AVF & OTHER AVF ASPECTS

Endovascular AV Fistula
  1. Endo AVF CReation (AVATAR).
  2. Endovascular AVF Creation.
  3. ENDO AVF PODCAST (AVATAR).
  4. Everlinq Endo AVF.
  5. Ellipsys Endo AVF.
  6. Percutaneous Endo AVF.
  7. Comparison Everlinq and Ellipsys EndoAVF.

  8. Patient Selection Endo AVF.

  9. Patient Selection Endo AVF.
  10. Patient Selection 3.
  11. Patient Selection 4.
  12. Patient Selection 5.
  13. Patient Selection 6.
  14. Patient Selection 7.
  15. Patient Selection 8.
  16. Patient Selection 9.
  17. Patient Selection 10.
AVF Aneurysms & pseudoaneurysms – Repair
  1. Revision Aneurysmoraphy.
  2. Pseudoaneurysms.
  3. AVF Closure.
  4. Redo – AVF.
  5. Proximal Radial Basilic Vein Transposition.
Special situations
  1. Creation of AV Grafts.
  2. Managing deep outflow veins AVF (AVATAR).
  3. AVF when all options are exhausted (AVATAR).
  1. Percutaneous Creation of an Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis Access.
  2. Initial Experience in Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistula (Endo-AVF) Creation with WavelinQ (BD).
  3. Endovascular creation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae: the current status and future perspective-a literature.
  4. Endovascular Versus Surgical Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Endovascular AVF

    1. Tyagi R, Ahmed SS, Navuluri R, Ahmed O. Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation: A Review. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2021;38(5):518-522. Published 2021 Nov 24. 

    2. Mallios A, Malik J, Jennings WC. Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation-Review of Current Experience. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022;12(10):2447. Published 2022 Oct 10. 

    3. Lok CE, Rajan DK, Clement J, et al. Endovascular Proximal Forearm Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis Access: Results of the Prospective, Multicenter Novel Endovascular Access Trial (NEAT). Am J Kidney Dis. 2017;70(4):486-497. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.03.026.

    4. Shimamura Y, Kuniyoshi Y, Ueta H, Miyauchi T, Yamazaki H, Tsujimoto Y. A Comparison Between the Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation and Surgical Fistula Creation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 2022;14(5):e25091. Published 2022 May 17. doi:10.7759/cureus.25091.

DIALYSIS CATHETERS

  1. Left sided tunnelled catheter –issues and ideas by Dr Balasubramaniam.
  2. Tunnel catheter placement over guidewire- practical insertion video by Dr Balasubramaniam.
  3. Double trouble – tackling tandem lesions by Dr.Venkatesh Rajkumar INFORM.
  4. Tips and Tricks on TCC insertion by Dr. Maurizio Gallieni – AVATAR.
  5. Central venous stenosis – Dr. Hemant Mehta , Dr Gaurav Sagar – AVATAR.
  6. How to place translumbar TCC – Step by Step learning by Dr. Sanjay Srinivasa.
  7. Catheter Conundrum: Non-infectious Complications of TCC from Tip to Hub: case base – AVATAR.
  8. How and when to consider tunneled catheter exchange by Tushar Vachharajani – AVATAR.
  9. Tunnelled cuffed catheters in resource limited settings- By Dr. Smriti Sinha.
 

ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS

Overview
  1. Endovascular Interventions in AV Fistula || Urology || AV Fistula || Endovascular Interventions ||
  2. SIR-RFS Webinar (4/24/14): Dialysis Access Surgical Creation and Endovascular Interventions.
  3. Dr Hardeep Gill -AV fistula salvage.
  4. Dialysis Access Angioplasty.
  5. Rajagopal_Distal Transradial Access for treatment of AV Fistula_Peripheral.
Hardwares Used
  1. Needles.
  2. Interventional Radiology Series Part 2: Needles, Catheters, Wires, Sheaths.
  3. Sheaths.
  4. Sizing of wires, catheters, dilators, & sheaths in Interventional Radiology.
  5. Guidewires.
  6. Guidewires: The Basics.
  7. Knowing Guidewires, Support Catheters & Alternative Access, Almost All Lesions Can Be Crossed.
  8. Balloons.
  9. Catheters.
  10. Fundamental of catheters, you need to know.
Central Vein Stenosis
  1. Central Venous Stenosis: When and How to Intervene ?
  2. How do I diagnose and manage central venous stenosis? | AVATAR 2017
  3. Central Venous Stenosis | AVATAR Workshop.
  4. Central Venous Stenosis: Indian Perspective.
  5. Managing Central Venous Stenosis in Dialysis Patients.
  6. Latest Techniques And Outcomes For Management Of Chronic Venous Occlusions.
  7. ISVIR Webinar #3 : Technical aspects in central vein occlusions in dialysis access.

Cephalic Arch Stenosis

  1. Cephalic Arch Stenosis – the state of the art.
  2. Left Cephalic Vein Turndown (Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD and Manuel Rojo, MD)

Vascular Access Thrombosis

  1. Thrombectomy Best Practices and Principles of AV Fistula and Graft Management.

OTHER VASCULAR ACCESS INTERVENTIONS

  1. VasQ Device.
  2. HERO Grafts.
  3. HeRO® Graft – Implant Overview Animation.
  4. What is HeRO? When to Consider? Clinical Experience |
  5. HeRO Dialysis Graft: Techniques, Challenges & Solutions w/ Dr. Jason Wagner.
  6. Ellipsys Percutaneous AV Fistula NANI Vascular.
  7. Surfacer Inside-Out Device.
  8. Inside-Out Central Venous Catheter placement through an Occluded Stent.
  9. Mechanical Thrombectomy Devices.
  10. AngioJet™ Peripheral Thrombectomy System Boston Scientific.
  11. Advancements in Dialysis Declotting: AV Thrombectomy and the use of CLEANER.
  12. Drug Coated Balloons.
  13. Drug Coated Ballons & Stents for AV Access Failure.
  14. Covered Stents.
  15. How to Deploy the Supera Stent | Supera Stent System Overview.
  16. Dialysis access: Treating lesions across the elbow and thrombosed grafts.

Bio-Engineered AV Grafts

CAPD INTERVENTIONS

  1. CAPD Catheter Insertion | AVATAR Workshop.
  2. Acute PD in Critical Care | AVATAR 2017.
  3. Emergent Start PD – Nuts & Bolts | AVATAR 2017.
  4. PD in Cardiorenal Syndrome | AVATAR 2017.
  5. Fluoroscopic Guided Insertion of Capd Catheter: is it safe?
  6. Peritoneal Dialysis Video: Percutaneous Insertion Technique | Medtronic.
  7. PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) CATHETER INSERTION STEPS FOR NEPHRO/MEDICINE RESIDENTS.
  8. CAPD CATHETER REMOVAL STEPS FOR NEPHROLOGISTS / PD CATHETER REMOVAL STEPS / DM NEPHRO.
  9. Peritoneal Dialysis.
  10. PD Percutaneous Implantation Video.
  11. Percutaneous PD Catheter Insertion.

KIDNEY BIOPSY

  1. Kidney Biopsy – AIIMS Medicine.

  2. Native kidney biopsy -RUMC.
  3. Kidney Biopsy : Indications, Uses & Complications | kidney Biopsy Procedure | Dr A Kishore Kumar.
  4. Kidney Biopsy Video – Updated 2023 | Kidney Biopsy – Process, Preparation, Results & Side Effects.
  5. Renal biopsy procedure under CT guidance: procedural steps and technique.
  6. FROM NEEDLE TO SLIDE – Dr. Radhika Krishna Patil, Lec 1.
  7. Renal Biopsy – Discussions – INFORM.
  8. Live Demonstration of kidney biopsy by Dr. Reeti Sahni , AVATAR.
  9. Kidney Biopsy Hands-on Demonstration.
  10. The Story of the Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy.
  11. Transjugular Kidney Biopsy In Cirrhotic Patients | AVATAR 2017 | Dr. Suman Lata.
  12. How I Perform Renal Biopsies w/ Dr. Chris Beck and Dr. Aaron Fritts | BackTable Podcast Ep. 263.

RENAL ARTERY INTERVENTIONS

  1. USG and doppler for Renovascular hypertension-Tricks and tips for renal artery doppler.
  2. Short Demo of Doppler findings for Renal Artery Stenosis.
  3. Renal Artery Doppler Ultrasound Normal Vs Abnormal Images | Stenosis/Occlusion/AVM | Kidney USG
  4. Interventions in RAS by European Renal Association.

INForm videos

  1. USG and doppler for Renovascular hypertension-Tricks and tips for renal artery doppler.
  2. Short Demo of Doppler findings for Renal Artery Stenosis.
  3. Renal Artery Doppler Ultrasound Normal Vs Abnormal Images | Stenosis/Occlusion/AVM | Kidney USG
  4. Interventions in RAS by European Renal Association.

AVATAR VIDEOS

  1. Cannulating AV Access, Buttonholes, self cannulation & plastic needles – Dr. Lalathaksha Kumbar 
  2. Dialysis staff as Vascular Access Co ordinators – Dr. Bharat Sachdeva. 
  3. Ethical Issues in Vascular Access – Dr. Tushar Vachharajani
  4. Hand Pain – Is it always ischemia? – Dr. Tushar Vachharajani
  5. Managing deep AVF Superficialize, Liposuction, Newer Devices Dr. Surendra Shenoy
  6. Patient Safety in Vascular Access Creation – Dr Widmer Matthias
  7. Role of Doppler USG in Access Monitoring – Dr. Lalathaksha Kumbar
  8. Role of Hemo dynamics in Fistula Maturation – Dr. Surendra Shenoy
  9. Safely matters – Radiation, Analgesic, Contrast – Dr. Anil Agarwal
  10. Strategies to prevent primary maturation failure in AVF – Dr. Bharat Sachdeva
  11. Surgical & Endovascular Intervention for Dialysis Access Maturation Failure – Dr. JHM Tordoir
  12. Vascular Access Surveillance Barrier and Challenges – Dr. Lalathaksha Kumbar
  13.  Acute PD in Critical Care – Dr. Amit Gupta
  14. AV Fistula Creation By Nephrologist, A Comparison – Dr Vinant Bhargava
  15. Bench to Bed Side Minimizing Juxta anastomotic Stenosis – Dr. Charmaine Lok
  16. Catheter Conundrum Non infectious Complications of TCC from Tip to Hub case base –  Dr. Hemant Mehta
  17. Catheter Related Right Atrial Thrombus CRAT In Dialysis Patients – Dr. Soham Gohil
  18. Delayed Surgical Salvage of Thrombosed AV Fistula Based on Anatomical Criteria 
  19. Dialysis Vascular Access Care ! Call to Action – Dr. Tushar Vaccharajani
  20. ECMO Setup with and without Dialysis 
  21. Emergent Start PD: Nuts & Bolts – Dr. K S Nayak
  22. Endovascular AVF Creation – Dr. Charmaine Lok
  23. High flux therapies & Adsorption surfaces in Sepsis Management – Dr. Thomas Rimmele
  24. History of Vascular Access in India – Dr. Ashok Kripalani
  25. How do I diagnose and manage central venous stenosis? – Dr. Valentine Lobo
  26. How to create Fistula when all ideal options exhausted – Dr. Collin Forman
  27. How to exchange TCC over guide wire case based – Dr. Sampath Kumar
  28. How to place translumbar TCC Step By Step Learning – Dr. Sanjay Srinivasan
  29. I salvaged this AVF Was it worth the effort – Dr. Hemant Mehta
  30. Implantation Technique and Common Peri operative mistakes – Mr. Collin Forman
  31.  Intra Arterial Thrombolysis For Acute Thrombosis Of Arterio Venous Fistula
  32. Nephrologist’s Skill Development – Dr. Vivekanand Jha
  33. Outcome of Gracz Fistula By The Nephrologists – Dr. Sachin Soni
  34. PD in Cardiorenal Syndrome – Dr. Arup Dutta
  35. Pitfalls of PD in Critically sick patient – Dr. KC Prakash
  36. Plasma Exchange: What is the role in sepsis management? – Dr. Wladmir Szpirt
  37. Preoperative Ultrasonographic Examination Of The Vessels – Dr. Jhoomar Makhija
  38. Profile Of Central Venous Stenosis In Hemodialysis Patients – Dr. Ranganadha Rao
  39. Pseudoaneurysms – Outcomes Of Surgical Salvage – Dr. Krishna Prasad T
  40. Radiological Interventions in Vascular Access Case Based – Dr. Gireesh Warawadekar
  41. Results of NEAT Trial – Dr. Charmaine Lok
  42. Role of CRRT in Sepsis & Dose related controversies – Dr. Adrian Liew,

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Collaboration

Mentors

Dr. Umesh Khanna

Dr. Sanjiv Jasuja

Dr. J Balasubramaniam

Dr. Hemant Mehta

Contributors

Dr. Vineet Behera

Dr. Hardik Patel

Dr. Manish Lalwani

Dr. Smriti Sinha

Dr. Hardik Patel

Dr. Hemanth

Dr. Akash Pandya

Dr. Jaison George

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