BVT is a useful autologous procedure for hemodialysis and the preferred access alternative in patients without an adequate cephalic vein. Although patencies remain poor relative to other ...

was 37% for the distal cephalic, 31% for the midcephalic, and 32% for the midbasilic vein. The degree of venodilatation noted as a percentage increase after placement of the block compared with ...

The cephalic vein is located along the leading edge of the patagium or the antebrachial wing membrane (Fig. 1). The saphenous (interfemoral) vein is found in the uropatagium (tail membrane ...