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Change in Vascular Access and Hospitalization Risk in Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients

2010; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 5; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2215/cjn.08961209

1555-905X

Eduardo Lacson, Weiling Wang, J. Michael Lazarus, Raymond M. Hakim,

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

Conversion from central venous catheters to a graft or a fistula is associated with lower mortality risk in long-term hemodialysis (HD) patients; however, a similar association with hospitalization risk remains to be elucidated.