Population Demographics. 1  The majority (93.6%) of the Prairie du Chien, WI population is White. 2  The city's population is 14.1% college educated and 90.0% have a high school diploma or a GED. 3  The city's population is 98.4% native born and 1.6% foreign born. 4  The population of Prairie du Chien, WI is 5,911. Of the city's population 52.4% are males and 47.6% are females. The city's residents are 47.2% married and 52.8% single.
Three primary methods are used to gain access to the blood for hemodialysis: an intravenous catheter, an arteriovenous fistula (AV) and a synthetic graft. The type of access is influenced by factors such as the expected time course of a patient's renal failure and the condition of his or her vasculature. Patients may have multiple access procedures, usually because an AV fistula or graft is maturing and a catheter is still being used. The placement of a catheter is usually done under light sedation, while fistulas and grafts require an operation.
There are several types of heart bypass grafts. The surgeon decides which graft(s) to use, based on the location of the blockage, the amount of blockage, and the size of the patient's coronary arteries. 1  Internal mammary arteries: These are the most common bypass grafts used, as they have been shown to have the best long-term results.