A new vascular access for hemodialysis: the arterial jump graft.

In seven patients in whom conventional vascular access for maintenance hemodialysis was not possible, a new access in the form of a femoropopliteal jump graft was employed. A follow-up of 3 months to 3 years (92 patient months) and an experience of more than 1,000 dialysis treatments have shown it to be a stable and satisfactory access.