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Outcomes of access procedures at a high-volume outpatient vascular access center

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Kian K et al. (2007) Efficiency and outcomes of emergent vascular access procedures performed at a dedicated outpatient vascular access center. Semin Dial 20: 346–350

Performing dialysis access procedures at an outpatient vascular access center (VAC) might be a cheap and efficient alternative to a hospital inpatient setting. Kian and co-workers have recently investigated the outcomes of emergent vascular access procedures (defined as those performed in the absence of a functioning access for hemodialysis when an access was needed for emergency hemodialysis) in a high-volume US VAC. They report encouraging safety and efficiency data.

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Outcomes of access procedures at a high-volume outpatient vascular access center. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 587–588 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0577

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