Clinics & Inpatient Care Units

Renal Services - Vascular and PD Access Program

St. Michael’s is recognized as a Centre of Practice by the Ontario Renal Network for Dialysis Body Access.

We are accepting referrals for pre-dialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients requiring access creation or revision.

Our peritoneal dialysis (PD) services include:	Our body access services include:
Surgical assessment for PD catheter insertion (embedded and non-embedded), revision/repositioning and removal Laparoscopic PD catheter insertion both embedded or non-embedded Advanced laparoscopic procedures: Omentopexy, Adhesiolysis, Umbilical hernia repair Laparoscopic revision of existing problematic PD catheter Comprehensive follow-up care and interventions related to catheter function	Standard arteriovenous fistula creation and arteriovenous graft insertion Difficult upper and lower extremity access creations Insertions of HeRO, Omniflow II biosynthetic, early cannulatable grafts, T-Grafts and standard PTFE grafts Liposuction for superficialization of accesses RUDI/DRIL procedures for steal syndrome Comprehensive follow-up care and interventions related to access function

To refer, please complete a copy of the fillable PDF referral form and email it to bodyaccess@smh.ca or print the completed form and fax it to (416) 864-5609.

Our clinics are located at St. Michael’s Hospital, on the corner of Queen St. E. and Victoria St. in downtown Toronto (view a map).

Questions? Please contact our PD access coordinator at: 416-864-6060 ext. 5794, or our vascular access coordinator at: 416-864-6060 ext. 5228, or email them both at bodyaccess@smh.ca.

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