Archived Information for Change Concept #4

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Literature

  1. Impact of the surgeon on the prevalence of arteriovenous fistulas, by He C, Charoenkul V, Kahn T, Langhoff E, Uribarri J, Sedlacek M. From ASAIO J. 2002 Jan-Feb;48(1):39-40.
     
  2. Impact of Surgeon and Surgical Center Characteristics on Choice of Permanent Vascular Access, by Ann M. O'Hare, R. Adams Dudley, Denise M. Hynes, Charles E.McCulloch, Daniel Navarro, Philip Colin, Kevin Stroupe, Joseph Rapp, and Kristen L. Johansen. From Kidney International, 2003; Vol 64: pp 681-689.
     
  3. Tracking the Performance of Access Surgeons and Changing Referral Pattern Accordingly Increase Fistulae Placement, by Mohamed A. Sekkarie. ASN 2003 Abstract F-PO812. Fistulae placement could be increased when the nephrologist works with access surgeons and monitor their performance. Profiling of access surgeons by policy-makers could be a useful method for the identification of surgeons with better skill.
     
  4. Increasing AV Fistula Creation: The Akron Experience, by CL Spuhler, KD Schwarze and JJ Sands. From Nephrology News Issues, May 2002: pp 44-49.
     
  5. K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification Full Text from AJKD 2002 Feb; Vol 39, No2, Suppl 1: ppS1-S266
     
  6. K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification: Guideline 2. Evaluation and Treatment. (p.S65).
     
  7. K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access. National Kidney Foundation. From Am Journal Kidney Dis 37; pp S137-S181, 2001 (sup l). Introduction.
     
  8. The arteriovenous graft: how to use it effectively in the dialysis unit, by Brouwer DJ, Peterson P. Neph News Issues 2002 Nov;41-49.
     
  9. Fistula cannulation: the buttonhole technique, by Peterson P. Neph Nursing J 2002 Apr;29(2):195.
     
  10. Creation, cannulation and survival of arteriovenous fistulae: Data from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study, by Rayner HC, Pisoni RL, Gillespie BW, Goodkin DA, Akiba T, Akizawa T, Saito A, Young EW, Port FK. Kidney Int 2003 Jan;63(1):323-330.
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