Maturation and failure rates in a large series of arteriovenous dialysis access fistulas

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 449-453

  Schild, A Frederick ^a,b   Prieto, James ^a,b   Glenn, Maria ^a,b   Livingstone, Joshua ^a,b   Alfieri, Keith ^a,b   Raines, Jeff ^a,b  

^a University of Miami ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CANNULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 5444258868     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800509     Document Type: Review

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