Patients with chronic renal failure who require a prosthetic vascular access for haemodialysis.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with chronic renal failure who require prosthetic vascular access for haemodialysis; 2. Informed consent and willing to co-operate; 3. Age 18 or older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to comply with the study follow-up; 2. Known sensitivity to ePTFE; 3. Failure to obtain written informed consent; 4. Patients who have a history of chronic bacterial infection, during the 12 months prior to potential inclusion in the study; 5. Patients with known severe coagulation disorders; 6. Inability to attend all follow up visits; 7. Patients who are on coumarin therapy; 8. Patients who are at risk of steal syndrome due to poor condition of the peripheral arterial vessels, as identified by pre-operative Duplex scan; 9. Pregnancy, intension to become pregnant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patency rates. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adverse events; 2. Clinical experiences. | — |
Contacts
University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), HP F 03.223, P.O.Box 85500