Dialysis access maintenance.
Fistulograms, angioplasty, and declot procedures to keep your access working — performed in our Pompano Beach office, often the same day a problem is detected.
- OUTPATIENT
- 30–60 MIN
- LOCAL ANESTHESIA
- NO OVERNIGHT STAY
- INSURANCE COVERED
The work that keeps dialysis going
Even the best fistulas and grafts need maintenance. The mechanical stress of three-times-a-week cannulation, the natural tendency of veins to narrow at high-flow connections, and the pressure changes inside the access all contribute to slow narrowing over time. The goal of maintenance is simple: catch and correct those narrowings before they cause access failure.
Access maintenance is one of the procedures interventional nephrologists do most often — and it's where Dr. Anton's training is most distinctive.
Most access problems can be solved in under an hour in the office, with no general anesthesia and no missed dialysis treatments.
The maintenance toolkit
One of the few local specialists for this work
There are not many interventional nephrologists in South Florida — and few practices set up to handle access maintenance as part of routine care. Florida Vascular Care is built around that need. Our office in Pompano Beach is blocks away from multiple dialysis units, and we coordinate directly with dialysis teams to make sure problems get addressed before they interrupt treatment.
A single afternoon, dialysis tomorrow
Most maintenance procedures take 45–90 minutes in the office under local anesthesia. You stay awake, comfortable, and can talk with the team during the procedure. The puncture site heals on its own under a small bandage.
Patients typically dialyze on schedule the next day. The small bruising at the access fades over a week. We schedule follow-up ultrasound surveillance to make sure the result is holding and to plan the next steps if needed.
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