Hemodialysis access-related survival and morbidity in an elderly population in South West Thames, UK

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Ekbal, Nasirul J ^a   Swift, Pauline A ^a   Chalisey, Anil ^a   Steele, Maggi ^a   Makanjuola, David ^a   Chemla, Eric ^a  

^a EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Elderly; Hemodialysis; Morbidity; Tunneled venous catheter; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CATHETER INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MORBIDITY; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 53349091648     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00318.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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