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Semin intervent Radiol 2004; 21(2): 119-124
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-833685
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K/DOQI Guidelines: What Should an Interventionalist Know?

Aalpen A. Patel1 , 3 , Catherine M. Tuite1 , 3 , Scott O. Trerotola2 , 3
  • 1Assistant Professor of Radiology and Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 2Professor of Radiology and Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 3Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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13 September 2004 (online)

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The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) is an evolving, literature-based set of practice guidelines designed to improve measurably the quality of life for dialysis patients. As is characteristic of guidelines, they do not change as rapidly as the literature. The K/DOQI guidelines are not meant as the definitive document and should be not treated as such. Although the guidelines are not perfect, everyone caring for chronic renal patients should be very familiar with the guidelines. It is perfectly acceptable to adopt approaches that differ from the guidelines as long as they are supported by literature. An attempt is made in this article to review the aspects of the guidelines most pertinent to the interventionalist and outline deviations from the guidelines that are supported by literature.

KEYWORDS

K/DOQI - vascular access - dialysis access - complications - AV grafts - AV fistula - venous preservation

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Aalpen A PatelM.D. 

Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology

One Silverstein, 3400 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email: aalpen.patel@uphs.upenn.edu