Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S2-S25 , November 2008

The Society for Vascular Surgery: Clinical practice guidelines for the surgical placement and maintenance of arteriovenous hemodialysis access

  • Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Anton N. Sidawy, MD, 50 Irving Street, NW (112), Washington, DC 20422
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  • Lawrence M. Spergel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dialysis Management Medical Group, San Francisco, Calif
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  • Anatole Besarab, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich
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  • Michael Allon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • William C. Jennings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Okla
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  • Frank T. Padberg Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentists of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
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  • M. Hassan Murad, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Victor M. Montori, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Ann M. O'Hare, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif
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  • Keith D. Calligaro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Robyn A. Macsata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
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  • Alan B. Lumsden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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  • Enrico Ascher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Received 6 August 2008 ,Accepted 18 August 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)01399-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.042

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S2-S25 , November 2008

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