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The Future of Dialysis Care – Harnessing hemostatic dialysis bandages for effective vascular management

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  Dialysis Overview Kidneys help filter waste from the blood, keep body fluids balanced, and produce essential hormones. When kidneys fail due to disease or injury, dialysis becomes a lifesaving treatment. In people with end-stage kidney disease, or kidney failure, dialysis takes over the kidney’s role by removing extra waste and fluid from the blood. When is Dialysis Needed? Dialysis is recommended when a person’s kidney function drops to 10-15%. This typically occurs in the final stage of chronic kidney disease [1]. Dialysis can also be required in cases of acute kidney failure, where the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to function. What is Haemodialysis? Haemodialysis is the most common form of dialysis. It performs the job of the kidneys when they can no longer function properly. This process involves drawing blood from the body, filtering it through a machine called a dialyzer (an artificial kidney), and then returning the cleaned blood back to the body. Haemodialysis helps: R
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Redefining Post-Hemodialysis Bleeding Control with SURGISPON® DIAL

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  Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant global health issue, affecting over 750 million people worldwide. For more than two million patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), hemodialysis serves as a vital lifeline, enabling survival despite the loss of kidney function [1, 2]. As the need for hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continues to rise, the creation of hemodialysis access points—such as arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and arteriovenous grafts (AVGs)—has become a routine yet essential vascular surgery procedure, crucial for ensuring long-term dialysis success [3, 4]. Fig. 1:  AVF surgery [ Kidney Care UK ] Maintaining the patency of these dialysis access points is a significant challenge, as less than half of all AVFs and AVGs remain functional beyond three years due to frequent complications such as narrowing or thrombosis [4]. To address these issues, catheter-based interventions like percutaneous transluminal angioplasty are commonly used t
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