Increasing the placement of native veins arteriovenous fistulae - The role of access surgeons' education and profiling

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-48

  Sekkarie, M ^a  

^a Bluefield Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Access surgeon; Fistula; Hemodialysis access

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HAND DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 3242796753     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp62044     Document Type: Article

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