When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: Should age be a consideration?

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 555-561

  O'Hare, A M ^a,b,f   Bertenthal, D ^b   Walter, L C ^a,b   Garg, A X ^c   Covinsky, K ^a,b   Kaufman, J S ^d   Rodriguez, R A ^a   Allon, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Department of Veterans Affairs; Elderly; Hemodialysis; Permanent vascular access; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947103687     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002078     Document Type: Article

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