Barriers to timely arteriovenous fistula creation: A study of providers and patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 873-882

  Lopez Vargas, Pamela A ^a   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b   Gallagher, Martin P ^c   Walker, Rowan G ^d   Snelling, Paul L ^e   Pedagogos, Eugenia ^d   Gray, Nicholas A ^f   Divi, Murthy D ^g   Gillies, Alastair H ^h   Suranyi, Michael G ⁱ   Thein, Hla ^j   McDonald, Stephen P ^k,l   Russell, Christine ^l   Polkinghorne, Kevan R ^m,n  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Concord Repatriation and General Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

ⁱ LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^k Australia and New Zealand Data Registry   (Australia)

^l ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^m MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

ⁿ MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

arteriovenous fistula, late referrals; Barriers; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS CATHETER; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; AUSTRALIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956363263     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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