Why "fistula first" matters: increased durability, less interventions, and decreased costs

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jan 1;75(1):22. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22374.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Angiography / economics*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / economics*
  • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / adverse effects
  • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / economics*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / economics*
  • Cost Savings
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / economics
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / prevention & control*
  • Health Care Costs
  • Health Care Rationing / economics
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / economics
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Models, Economic
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Referral and Consultation / economics
  • Renal Dialysis / economics*
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / economics
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Patency