The effect of implementation of an optimized care protocol on the outcome of arteriovenous hemodialysis access surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 659-668

  Flu, Hans ^a   Breslau, Paul J ^a   Straaten, Jacqueline M Krol van ^a   Hamming, Jaap F ^b   Lardenoye, Jan Willem H ^b  

^a HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 49749124207     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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