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Title
Type of vascular access and mortality in U.S. hemodialysis patients.
Authors
Dhingra, R K; Young, E W; Hulbert-Shearon, T E; Leavey, S F; Port, F K
Abstract
Vascular access (VA) complications account for 16 to 25% of hospital admissions. This study tested the hypothesis that the type of VA in use is correlated with overall mortality and cause-specific mortality.