1. [Quality assurance and control of dialysis access].
- Author
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Bonucchi D, D'Amelio A, Medici G, Barbi L, and Rapanà R
- Subjects
- Elective Surgical Procedures, Health Status Indicators, Hospital Departments standards, Humans, Italy, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Medical Records, Quality Assurance, Health Care economics, Quality Control, Renal Dialysis instrumentation, Catheters, Indwelling standards, Quality Assurance, Health Care organization & administration, Renal Dialysis methods
- Abstract
Preliminary experience on total quality program in access surgery for dialysis is described; this kind of "border-line" surgery requires peculiar standards, documents and quality indexes. The use of a quality index based on a minimum success rate of 90% in elective access surgery is proposed. In addition, a "cross-index", suitable for quality evaluation of different dialysis sectors at the same time, is expressed. First interventions aimed at the optimal use of resources are described.
- Published
- 1998