Evaluating the impact of an aggressive strategy to create wrist arterio-venous fistula in patients on hemodialysis

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 140-145

  Barama, Azemi A ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision analysis model; Vascular access; Wrist arterio venous fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION THEORY; HAND SURGERY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; WRIST;

EID: 1242319496     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980300400402     Document Type: Article

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