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Baseline: 29 percentof newly diagnosed patients with treated chronic kidney failure on hemodialysis used arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access in 1997.

Target setting method: 72 percent improvement (consistent with Dialysis outcomes quality initiative [doqi] guidelines). (better than the best will be used when data are available.)

Newly Diagnosed Patients With Treated Chronic Kidney Failure on Hemodialysis, 1997	Arteriovenous Fistula Use
	Percent
TOTAL	29
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	DNA
Asian or Pacific Islander	DNA
Asian	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC
Black or African American	DNA
White	DNA

Hispanic or Latino	DNA
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA
Black or African American	DNA
White	DNA
Gender
Female	DNA
Male	DNA
Family income level
Poor	DNC
Near Poor	DNC
Middle/high income	DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.


4-4.		Increase the proportion of new hemodialysis patients who use arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access.