Multi-Disciplinary Vascular Access Care and Access Outcomes in People Starting Hemodialysis Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Fistulas, the preferred form of hemodialysis access, are difficult to establish and maintain. We examined the effect of a multidisciplinary vascular access team, including nurses, surgeons, and radiologists, on the probability of using a fistula catheter-free, and rates of access-related procedures in incident patients receiving hemodialysis.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We examined vascular access outcomes in the first year of hemodialysis treatment before (2004-2005, preteam period) and after the implementation of an access team (2006-2008, early-team period; 2009-2011, late-team period) in the Calgary Health Region, Canada. We used logistic regression to study the probability of fistula creation and the probability of catheter-fr

SUBMITTER: Gill S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5718268 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature