title: Angio and peritoneal access for endstage renal disease in the community hospital: a cost analysis.
abstract: As the population requiring maintenance dialysis continues to grow, costs have become an important consideration to professionals dealing with this clinical problem. A four and one-half year experience with various methods of dialysis in a community hospital is reviewed. The overall base-level estimate for providing functional access of various types if $19,000 per patient per year.
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000191:economics; D002404:Catheterization / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000191:economics*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics*; D013714:Tennessee
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene