Planned Creation of Vascular Access Saves Medical Expenses for Incident Dialysis Patients

Planned Creation of Vascular Access Saves Medical Expenses for Incident Dialysis Patients

Hospitalization to initiate hemodialysis (HD) through temporary catheterization and subsequent creation of permanent vascular access (VA) is costly. Therefore, we studied the influence of the timing of VA creation on medical expenses, length of stay (LOS) and 1-year primary patency rate in incident...

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Main Authors: Ling-Chu Wu, Ming-Yen Lin, Chong-Chao Hsieh, Herng-Chia Chiu, Lih-Wen Mau, Yi-Wen Chiu, Hung-Chun Chen, Shang-Jyh Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-10-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
hemodialysis
inpatient expenses
length of stay
timing of creation
vascular access
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705443

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