Efficiency and outcomes of emergent vascular access procedures performed at a dedicated outpatient vascular access center

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 346-350

  Kian, Kaveh ^a   Takesian, Kamla ^b   Wyatt, Christina ^a   Assalotti, Joseph ^a   Mishler, Rick ^b   Schon, Donald ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARIZONA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547231689     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2007.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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