title: [Quality assurance and control of dialysis access].
abstract: Preliminary experience on total quality program in access surgery for dialysis is described; this kind of "border-line" surgery requires peculiar standards, documents and quality indexes. The use of a quality index based on a minimum success rate of 90% in elective access surgery is proposed. In addition, a "cross-index", suitable for quality evaluation of different dialysis sectors at the same time, is expressed. First interventions aimed at the optimal use of resources are described.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico, Modena.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonucchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Amelio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Medici
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rapanà
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000592:standards*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008499:Medical Records; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011786:Quality Control; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: VRQ e chirurgia degli accessi dialitici.