End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis
Conditions
Keywords
Haemodialysis, Dialysis
Brief summary
We will conduct a cross-section analysis regarding patients with catheter-based vascular Access (VA) in Vienna. Collected data will include demographic and clinical information such as age, gender, co-morbidities and imaging data from sonography and computer tomography. Patients of interest will be assessed through a standardized clinician-executed questionnaire aimed at investigating their medical history regarding their VA. Patients will be evaluated for the feasibility of an arteriovenous VA. Patients will receive standard of care ultrasound-based arterial and venous mapping.
Detailed description
We will conduct a cross-section analysis regarding patients with catheter-based vascular Access (VA) in Vienna. Collected data will include demographic and clinical information such as age, gender, co-morbidities and imaging data from sonography and computer tomography. Patients of interest will be assessed through a standardized clinician-executed questionnaire aimed at investigating their medical history regarding their VA. Patients will be evaluated for the feasibility of an arteriovenous VA. Patients will receive standard of care ultrasound-based arterial and venous mapping. Study Rationale The rate of dialysis via catheter systems is around 40% in Vienna whereas in neighboring Germany this rate is historically below 15% according to the latest update of the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Therefore, possibly up to 20% of the patients receiving chronic dialysis in Vienna could be eligible for an arteriovenous VA. In absolute numbers we expect up to 400 patients. By means of Vienna ACTS NOW the current situation will be meticulously assessed with the aim to improve the provision of medical care for dialysis patients in Vienna by exchanging catheters for arteriovenous VAs (where feasible and desired). The collected data will serve as the basis of a future prospective interventional study.
Interventions
OTHERCatheter based Dialysis
We will conduct a cross-section analysis regarding patients with catheter-based VA in Vienna.
Sponsors
Austrian Society of Vascular Surgery
Wilhelminenspital Vienna
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age of 18 and above * Catheter-based dialysis as of 01.11.2022
Exclusion criteria
• Age lower than 18
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arteriovenous VA | December 2022-May 2023 | After a standard-of-care vascular mapping we will note the number of patients receiving catheter based dialysis who would be eligible for arteriovenous dialysis access. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reasons for catheter based dialysis | December 2022-May 2023 | We use a standardized questionnaire to assess the vascular access (VA) history of patients and why they are receiving catheter based dialysis. |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Primary ContactMarkus Plimon, MD
Outcome results
None listed