Table 4 Reasons for non-placement of vascular access
Limiting Factors | Vascular Surgery Referral | AV Access placement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nephrologist Survey | Observed by chart Review | p-value | Nephrologist Survey | Observed by chart review | p-value | |
Patients | 88a% | 15% | <0.001 | 41% | 18% | 0.01 |
Nephrologists | 6% | 51% | <0.001 | 6% | 44% | <0.001 |
Health system problemsb | 6% | 2% | 0.19 | 41% | 11% | <0.001 |
Vascular surgeon | NA | NA | NA | 0% | 0% | NA |
Stable GFRc | NA | 27% | NA | NA | 20% | NA |
Others | NA | 5% | NA | 12d% | 8% | 0.5 |