Abstract
Fistula First represents a collaborative initiative between the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), ESRD Networks, and relevant members of the renal community within the United States. Its origin is linked to the recognition that within the United States, most patients were not receiving the most optimal form of hemodialysis access, the hemodialysis fistula.
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Rajan, D.K. (2011). Fistula First, K/DOQI and Documentation. In: Rajan, D. (eds) Essentials of Percutaneous Dialysis Interventions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5657-6_2
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