Editing Haemodialysis access (section)

== Forearm: ==

* Cephalic vein
** Better than the basilic vein due to its lateral location and the need for only minimal dissection
** Inflow sites: (as distal as possible, so in order of preference)
*** '''Posterior branch of radial artery in the 'snuffbox''''
**** If cephalic vein is too deep (obese patients), autogenous radial-cephalic forearm transposition is performed
*** '''Trunk of radial artery (Brescia-Cimino-Appel fistula)'''
**** See above - if cephalic vein is too deep (obese patients), autogenous radial-cephalic forearm transposition is performed
*** '''Ulnar artery (harder due to distance)'''
*** '''Brachial artery''' 
* Basilic vein
** Used when cephalic vein is inadequate
** Transposition is always required due to its medial location
** Arterial inflow:
*** Distal radial artery
**** Posterior branch is not possible due to distance
*** Ulnar
*** Proximal radial
*** Brachial
* Alternate vein
** It is possible to translocate the femoral and saphenous veins to the forearm
* Prosthetic graft
** Controversial whether to prioritise forearm prosthetic access or upper arm autogenous access