TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to timely arteriovenous fistula creation: a study of providers and patients
AU - Lopez-Vargas, Pamela
AU - Craig, Jonathan
AU - Gallagher, Martin
AU - Walker, Rowan
AU - Snelling, Paul
AU - Pedagogos, Eugenie
AU - Gray, Nicholas
AU - Divi, Murthy
AU - Gillies, Alastair
AU - Suranyi, Michael
AU - Thein, Hla
AU - McDonald, Stephen
AU - Russell, Christine
AU - Polkinghorne, Kevan
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Current clinical practice guidelines recommend a native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the vascular access of first choice. Despite this, most patients in western countries start hemodialysis therapy using a catheter. Little is known regarding specific physician and system characteristics that may be responsible for delays in permanent access creation.
AB - Current clinical practice guidelines recommend a native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the vascular access of first choice. Despite this, most patients in western countries start hemodialysis therapy using a catheter. Little is known regarding specific physician and system characteristics that may be responsible for delays in permanent access creation.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21411202
U2 - 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.12.020
DO - 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.12.020
M3 - Article
VL - 57
SP - 873
EP - 882
JO - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
JF - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
SN - 0272-6386
IS - 6
ER -