title: Conclusions, consensus, and directions for the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Nephrology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Glassock
authors.forename: Theodore I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Steinman
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome