as well as a small section (2 cm.) of the axillary vein, being removed. The brachial vein was divided in the process. Examination of the specimen and retrograde injection of physiologic saline ...

Various venipuncture sites have been described, including the jugular vein, brachial vein, femoral vein, subcarapacial plexus, dorsal and ventral coccygeal veins and occipital sinus 1,2.

Autologous arteriovenous access is the key to long-term success with hemodialysis and is strongly supported by the National Kidney Foundation's Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines.