Efficiency of the kidney disease outcomes quality initiative guidelines for preemptive vascular access in an academic setting Traci A. Kimball, MD, Ken Barz, MS, Kelly R. Dimond, MD, James M. Edwards, MD, Mark R. Nehler, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages 760-766 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.03.006 Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Clinical fate at a mean of 10 months of 150 patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing preemptive arteriovenous fistula construction. AVF, Arteriovenous fistula; HD, hemodialysis. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 54, 760-766DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.03.006) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Freedom from abandonment of 150 preemptive arteriovenous fistulas comparing upper arm and forearm (P > .827). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 54, 760-766DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.03.006) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions