Care pathway reduces hospitalizations and cost for hemodialysis vascular access surgery

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 525-531

  Becker, Bryan N ^a,b   Breiterman White, Randee ^a   Nylander, William ^a   Van Buren, David ^a   Fotiadis, Chris ^a   Richie, Robert E ^a   Schulman, Gerald ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative care pathway; Outpatient surgery; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0030799681     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90312-7     Document Type: Article

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