This book provides clinicians and trainees with a thorough and practical guide to the principles, techniques, and evolving landscape of interventional nephrology, offering cutting-edge insights into diagnosis, management and operative procedures.
With a multidisciplinary editor and author team, the text describes the latest research and clinical guidelines, integrating advances in imaging, minimally invasive procedures, and patient-centred care.
The book provides step by step guidance on vascular creation, dialysis catheter placement, and endovascular interventions, enhanced by detailed illustrations and procedural protocols. Case studies and decision-making frameworks further assist learning.
This authoritative resource includes complimentary online access to 42 videos demonstrating operative procedures.
Table of Contents:
SECTION 1: Introduction to Intervention Nephrology
1. Evolution of Interventional Nephrology in India
2. Fundamental Principles of Dialysis Vascular Access
3. Setting Up Training in Interventional Nephrology in Resource-Limited Settings
SECTION 2: Vascular Anatomy and Radiology
4. Vascular Anatomy for Dialysis Access
5. Ultrasound/Doppler for Vein Mapping
6. Renal Ultrasound
7. Interventional Radiology
8. Preoperative Evaluation of Arteriovenous Fistula
9. Imaging for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement
SECTION 3: Vascular Access Creation for Hemodialysis
10. Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
10.1 Surgical Arteriovenous Fistula
10.2A Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula: Mapping and Creation
10.2B Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistulas: Options, Maintenance, and Salvage
11. Arteriovenous Graft Placement
12. Tunneled Cuffed Catheter Insertion
13. Vascular Access Creation for Hemodialysis by Nontunneled Catheters
SECTION 4: Postoperative Care and Follow-up of Vascular Access
14. Monitoring and Surveillance of Vascular Access
15. Access Maintenance and Cannulation Techniques
16. Pathophysiology of Vascular Access Dysfunction
17. Diagnosis of Vascular Access Dysfunction
18. Maintenance of Tunneled Cuffed Catheters
SECTION 5: Interventional Cath Lab Techniques
19. Hardware Requirements for Cath Laboratory Interventions by Nephrologists
20. Angioplasty/Stenting
21. Thrombolysis Techniques
22. Renal Artery Angioembolization
SECTION 6: Vascular Access Related Complications and Management
23. Tunneled Cuffed Catheter Access Dysfunction and Salvage
24. Catheter-related Infections and its Prevention
25. High-flow Arteriovenous Fistula
26. Stenosis or Thrombosis of Vascular Access
26.1 Central Veins
26.2 Arteriovenous Fistula and Grafts
27. Pseudoaneurysm and Hemorrhage
28. Accessory Veins: Identification and Management
29. Steal Syndrome and Ischemia
SECTION 7: Special Considerations in Vascular Access Procedures
30. Pediatric Vascular Access
31. Vascular Access in Patients with Coagulopathy
32. Vascular Access in Patients with Complex Anatomy
33. Cardiac Rhythm Devices and Vascular Access
SECTION 8: Nonvascular Access Interventional Procedures
34. Kidney Biopsy
35. Management of Complications Post-renal Biopsy
36. Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting
37. Renal Denervation Techniques
SECTION 9: Point-of-Care Ultrasound
38. Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Fluid Status Assessment
39. Renal Allograft Complications and Their Management
SECTION 10: Future Directions and Innovations in Vascular Access
40. Artificial Intelligence for Vascular Access in Hemodialysis
41. Emerging Techniques for Vascular Access Creation, Maintenance, and Device Innovations
SECTION 11: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Intervention for Nephrologist
42. Patient Consent and Shared Decision-making
43. Legal Aspects and Liability Issues in Vascular Access for Interventional Nephrologists in India
SECTION 12: Peritoneal Dialysis
44. Anatomy and Physiology of Peritoneum
45. Preparing a Patient for Peritoneal Dialysis
46. Percutaneous Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
47. Surgical Techniques for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion
48. Complications Related to Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters
48.1 Non-infectious Complications
48.2 Infectious Complications
49. Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion in Pediatric Patients
