title: Increased hemodialysis catheter use in Canada and associated mortality risk: data from the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry 2001-2004.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012042:Registries; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014850:Waiting Lists