American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 630-640 , April 2008

Ultrasound Monitoring to Detect Access Stenosis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review

  • Marcello Tonelli, MD, SM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Institute of Health Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Marcello Tonelli, MD, SM, 7-129 Clinical Science Bldg, 8440 112 St, Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2B7, Canada.
    • ,
  • Matthew James, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    • ,
  • Natasha Wiebe, MMath, PStat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Kailash Jindal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Brenda Hemmelgarn, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    • ,
  • Alberta Kidney Disease Network

Received 17 July 2007 ,Accepted 13 November 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.025 on March 4, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01611-3

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.025

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 630-640 , April 2008

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