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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Nov 30;57(1):78–89. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.08.028

Table 3.

Mean Facility Rates of Change in AVF Use by Time Period

Time Period 1(Jan 07 - Oct 07; n = 4,058) Time Period 2 (Oct 07 - Aug 08; n = 4,058) Time Period 3 (Aug 08 - Jun 09; n = 4,058) Time Period 4 (Jun 09 - Apr 10; n = 4,058)
Mean 0.34 0.28 0.22 0.24
SD 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8

F=17.6; df = 3; P < 0.001

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Vascular Access Data Set as delivered by the Network Information Technology Support contractor to Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative contractor, January 2007 – April 2010.

AVF, arteriovenous fistula