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ACR–SIR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT OF THE THROMBOSED OR DYSFUNCTIONAL DIALYSIS ACCESS

PREAMBLE

I.

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

A.

Indications

1.

Indications for EMDA include, but are not limited to:

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

A.

Indications

2.

Indications for Endoluminal Stent Placement

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

A.

Indications

3.

Indications for Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

A.

Indications

4.

Indications for Treatment of Steal

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

B.

Contraindications

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

A.

Physician

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

B.

Non-Physician Radiology Provider (NPRP)

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

C.

Qualified Medical Physicist

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

D.

Radiologic Technologist

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

E.

Nursing Services

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A.

Angiographic Equipment and Facilities

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B.

Physiologic Monitoring and Resuscitation Equipment

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C.

Support Personnel

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

D.

Surgical Support

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

E.

Patient Care

1.

Preprocedure care

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

E.

Patient Care

2.

Procedural care

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

E.

Patient Care

3.

Postprocedure care

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

F.

Selection Criteria for Short-Term Observation

V.

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

VII.

QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

VIII.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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