TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a vascular access nurse coordinator to reduce central venous catheter use in incident hemodialysis patients: A quality improvement report
AU - Polkinghorne, Kevan R
AU - Seneviratne, M
AU - Kerr, Peter
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background: Starting hemodialysis therapy with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is associated with
improved patient survival. Clinical audit showed that less than 50 of our patients started hemodialysis
therapy with an AVF.
AB - Background: Starting hemodialysis therapy with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is associated with
improved patient survival. Clinical audit showed that less than 50 of our patients started hemodialysis
therapy with an AVF.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.06.026
DO - 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.06.026
M3 - Article
VL - 53
SP - 99
EP - 106
JO - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
JF - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
SN - 0272-6386
IS - 1
ER -