CARI - Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Contact Guideline Convenor: If you wish to contact the Convenor for these guidelines , they can be contacted via Denise Campbell, Senior Project Officer, CARI Guidelines Office: DeniseC2@chw.edu.au

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Vascular Access Guidelines	Status
Pharmacological approaches to preventing vascular access failure	Published Aug 2008
Vascular access surveillance	Published Aug 2008
Vascular access preamble	Published Mar 2000
Education of patients and staff	Published Mar 2000
Preservation of central and peripheral veins	Published Mar 2000
Identification of patients requiring vascular access	Published Mar 2000
Identifying patients with co-morbid conditions	Published Mar 2000
Timing of access formation	Published Mar 2000
Vascular access in "difficult" patients	Published Mar 2000
Pre-operative clinical & radiological examination of arterial and venous systems	Published Mar 2000
Preferred sites	Published Mar 2000
Choice of type of access	Published Mar 2000
Prevention of early thrombosis	Published Mar 2000
Maturation times for arteriovenous fistulae before use	Published Mar 2000
Surveillance of venous access	Published Mar 2000
Prevention & management of infections in synthetic grafts	Published Mar 2000
Management of graft outflow stenosis	Published Mar 2000
Management of acute peripheral access	Published Mar 2000
Long term central venous haemodialysis access	Published Mar 2000
Management of subclavian and other central vein stenosis	Published Mar 2000
Preventing staphylococcal-related bacteraemia & catheter sepsis	Published Mar 2000
Managing infection in haemodialysis catheters	Published Mar 2000
Management of catheter occlusion & poor flow	Published Mar 2000

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