Obese and non-obese hemodialysis patients have a similar prevalence of functioning arteriovenous fistula using pre-operative vein mapping

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-214

  Vassalotti, J A ^a   Falk, A ^a   Cohl, E D ^a   Uribarri, J ^a   Teodorescu, V ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Hemodialysis access; Obesity; Ultrasound; Vein mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC OBESITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; RADIAL ARTERY; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0036711925     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp58211     Document Type: Article

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