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Unit of Vascular Access
Reseach - Unit of Vascular Access
The research activity of the Vascular Access Unit at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is carried out through the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), which is part of the group:
The main lines of research led by the Unit are the following:
- Application of new antiseptic solutions in the prevention of catheter-related bacteraemia (CRB)
- New surgical and endovascular therapeutic approaches in the management of vascular access complications.
- Relationship between haemodialysis dose reduction and vascular access dysfunction
- Use of different automated methods for vascular access flow measurement
- Application of Doppler ultrasound for the control of vascular access maturation.
- Active isometric exercise programmes to promote the development of the vascular access.
Clinical research
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