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Fistula First Resources

For Everyone

• National Fistula First Website
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For Patients

• Informational brochure for patients (328 KB PDF file opens in new window)
• List of resources for patients (57 KB PDF file opens in new window)
• Patient guide. Fistula or Catheter: the Patient's Perspective
• Report: Patient Questionnaire
• Video: Your Access to Success
  Your Access to Success is a video produced by Renal Network 11. The video educates patients on the different types of vascular access. In it, patients describe the benefits of receiving dialysis with an arteriovenous fistula. (13 minutes in length)
  
  To order the video, please download this order form and mail it along with payment to Renal Network 11.

For Nephrologists and Surgeons

• Article: Failure of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: An unintended Consequence of Exceeding Dialysis Outcome Quality Initiative Guidelines for Hemodialysis Access by Patel et al. (September 2003; Journal of Vascular Surgery)
• Article: Hemodialysis Access Placement With Preoperative Noninvasive Vascular Mapping: Comparison Between Patients With and Without Diabetes by Sedlacek, et al. (September 2001; AJKD)
• Article: Increasing Arteriovenous Fistulas in Hemodialysis Patients: Problems and Solutions by Allon and Robbin (2002; Kidney International)
• Article: Primary Forearm Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis Access — An Integrated Approach to Improve Outcomes by Shemesh, et al. (February 2003; Cardiovascular Surgery)
• Article: Prospective Validation of an Algorithm to Maximize Native Arteriovenous Fistulae for Chronic Hemodialysis Access by Huber et al. (2002; Journal of Vascular Surgery)
• Article: Timing of Nephrologist Referral and Arteriovenous Access Use: The CHOICE Study by Astor et al. (September 2001; AJKD)
• Article: Vascular Access Surgery Managed by Renal Physicians: The Choice of Native Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis by Ravani, et al. (December 2002; AJKD)
• G Code Summary: Vessel Mapping
• HCPCS: Vascular Access
• Billing and Coding Resources for CKD and ESRD
• Summary: 2004 Network 11 Surgeon Questionnaire

For Dialysis Facilities

• Article: Constant Site (Buttonhole) Method of Needle Insertion for Hemodialysis by Twardowski, et al. (October 1995; Dialysis and Transplantation)
• Article: Increasing Arteriovenous Fistulas in Hemodialysis Patients: Problems and Solutions by Allon and Robbin (2002; Kidney International)
• Article: Cannulation Camp: Basic Needle Cannulation Training for Dialysis Staff by Brouwer (1995; Dialysis and Transplantation)
• AVF Frequently Asked Questions
• Billing and Coding Resources for CKD and ESRD
• K/DOQI Vascular Access Update 2000
• Staff Resources
• AV Fistula Cannulation Resources for Staff
• Report: Network 11 Fistula First Facility Best Practices
• Report: Patient Questionnaire
• Report: 2006 Catheter Reduction Project
• Report: Buttonhole Cannulation Results in Network 11
• Presentation: Buttonhole Damage from Sharp Needles
• Cannulation DVD
  The national Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative is happy to bring you the Cannulation of the Arteriovenous Fistula educational DVD. All Network 11 facilities received a copy of this DVD in late 2007, and now these resources are also available online. This educational program includes a 2-hour DVD training program for clinical staff, a training workbook, and a collection of vascular access resources for use in your facility. After completion of the program, RNs, LPNs, LVNs, or NPs may apply for up to 2.0 contact hours.
• WebEx Presentation: Cannulation — Problems and Troubleshooting.
• WebEx Presentation: Buttonhole Cannulation.
• WebEx Presentation: Working with Surgeons.
• WebEx Presentation: Understanding Patient Resistance.

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