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Dr. Emma Aitken is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow's School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health. Her work focuses on vascular access solutions for hemodialysis patients, particularly arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and grafts. She has contributed to studies on surgical techniques, anesthesia choices, and cost-effectiveness analyses in vascular access procedures.
Research interests include optimizing renal transplantation outcomes, evaluating AVF impact on kidney function, and improving surgical trial methodologies. Her work emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration in surgical innovations and patient care.
Notable contributions include the ACCess trial on anesthesia methods for AVF creation and the COBALT feasibility trial on post-transplant ligation. Her studies address barriers in randomized trials comparing AVFs and grafts, advocating for standardized quality assurance processes.
