title: Improving patient safety in vascular access: a role for individualization and patient preferences.
abstract: Patient safety is central to the practice of medicine. Traditional pathways to improve patient safety have included better education of patients and better training of health care professionals. In this chapter, we make the case for a nontraditional approach to patient safety in the setting of dialysis vascular access which focuses on (a) the development of a patient-centric process of care, (b) individualization of care (personalized medicine), and (c) the use of novel and safer therapies.
authors: Dialysis Vascular Access Research Group, Division of Nephrology, University of Cincinnati and VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors: Prabir
authors: P
authors: Roy-Chaudhury
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Verma
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D057240:Patient Preference; D061214:Patient Safety; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D057285:Precision Medicine; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D058017:Vascular Grafting; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods