Spanish Clinical Guidelines on Vascular Access for Haemodialysis
José Ibeas, Ramon Roca-Tey, Joaquín Vallespín, Teresa Moreno, Guillermo Moñux, Anna Martí-Monrós, José Luis Del Pozo, Enrique Gruss, Manel Ramírez de Arellano, Néstor Fontseré, María Dolores Arenas, José Luis Merino, José García-Revillo, Pilar Caro, Cristina López-Espada, Antonio Giménez-Gaibar, Milagros Fernández-Lucas, Pablo Valdés, Fidel Fernández-Quesada, Natalia de la Fuente, David Hernán, Patricia Arribas, María Dolores Sánchez de la Nieta, María Teresa Martínez, Ángel Barba, por el Grupo Español Multidisciplinar del Acceso Vascular (GEMAV), José Ibeas, Ramon Roca-Tey, Joaquín Vallespín, Teresa Moreno, Guillermo Moñux, Anna Martí-Monrós, José Luis Del Pozo, Enrique Gruss, Manel Ramírez de Arellano, Néstor Fontseré, María Dolores Arenas, José Luis Merino, José García-Revillo, Pilar Caro, Cristina López-Espada, Antonio Giménez-Gaibar, Milagros Fernández-Lucas, Pablo Valdés, Fidel Fernández-Quesada, Natalia de la Fuente, David Hernán, Patricia Arribas, María Dolores Sánchez de la Nieta, María Teresa Martínez, Ángel Barba, por el Grupo Español Multidisciplinar del Acceso Vascular (GEMAV)
Abstract
Vascular access for haemodialysis is key in renal patients both due to its associated morbidity and mortality and due to its impact on quality of life. The process, from the creation and maintenance of vascular access to the treatment of its complications, represents a challenge when it comes to decision-making, due to the complexity of the existing disease and the diversity of the specialities involved. With a view to finding a common approach, the Spanish Multidisciplinary Group on Vascular Access (GEMAV), which includes experts from the five scientific societies involved (nephrology [S.E.N.], vascular surgery [SEACV], vascular and interventional radiology [SERAM-SERVEI], infectious diseases [SEIMC] and nephrology nursing [SEDEN]), along with the methodological support of the Cochrane Center, has updated the Guidelines on Vascular Access for Haemodialysis, published in 2005. These guidelines maintain a similar structure, in that they review the evidence without compromising the educational aspects. However, on one hand, they provide an update to methodology development following the guidelines of the GRADE system in order to translate this systematic review of evidence into recommendations that facilitate decision-making in routine clinical practice, and, on the other hand, the guidelines establish quality indicators which make it possible to monitor the quality of healthcare.
Keywords: Acceso vascular; Angioplastia; Angioplasty; Arteriovenous fistula; Catéter venoso central; Central venous catheter; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Complicaciones; Complications; Fístula arteriovenosa; GEMAV; GRADE; Guía de práctica clínica; Haemodialysis; Hemodiálisis; Indicadores de calidad; Monitoring; Monitorización; Quality indicators; Tratamiento; Treatment; Vascular access.
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Source: PubMed