title: Needle placement is paramount to achieving effective dialysis and preserving vascular accesses.
authors.affiliation: Therapeutic & Clinical Programs, Renal Solutions Inc, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brouwer
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004867:Equipment Design; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D009339:Needles; D024802:Nurse's Role; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency