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Table 2 Support available for vascular access creation, by geographic location

From: Willingness to participate in a randomized trial comparing catheters to fistulas for vascular access in incident hemodialysis patients: an international survey of nephrologists

 

Canada

Europe

Australia/NZ

p value

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

N = 168

N = 29

N = 51

 

Vascular access coordinator

149 (88.7)

10 (34.5)

42 (82.4)

<0.01

Dedicated vascular access clinica

109 (64.9)

9 (31.0)

27 (52.9)

<0.01

Surgeon available at center to create arteriovenous accesses

146 (86.9)

22 (75.9)

46 (90.2)

0.18

Type of operator who create(s) vascular accesses at your center:

   

0.49

 Vascular surgeon

152 (90.5)

25 (86.2)

48 (94.1)

 

 Other (general, urologist, nephrologist, not available)

15 (8.9)

4 (13.8)

3 (5.9)

 
  1. NZ New Zealand
  2. aStaffed by any combination of physicians, surgeons, and vascular access coordinators/nurses with an interest in vascular access