Comparison of outcomes of arteriovenous grafts and fistulas at a single Veterans' Affairs medical center

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 641-646

  Snyder, David C ^a,b   Clericuzio, Charles P ^a,b   Stringer, Anthony ^b   May, Warren ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistulas; Arteriovenous grafts; Hemodialysis access

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL DIALYSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 54049097555     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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