"I wanted to commend your nurse (Heather) for her professional, and cheerful assistances during our doctor appointments with Dr. Mhyre. She went far beyond the call of duty to attend to our needs!"
Edith - Beyond the usual
Evergreen Surgical Clinic Vein Care Services A service of Proliance Surgeons, Inc.
Indication:
To provide an access site to perform dialysis.
Preoperative Evaluation:
First your doctor performs a complete history and physical exam with attention to finding a good vein
in the forearm.
Procedure:
The "best" vein available in the arm is located and a connection is made to a nearby artery. This connection
is either made directly or with an intervening plastic graft which is tunneled under the skin. This provides
a high flow circuit to "plug into" to perform the dialysis treatment.
Length of Stay: This is an outpatient procedure.
Recovery: The arm should be elevated for the first day or two (longer if swelling persists). There are otherwise essentially no restrictions after surgery.
