EBPG on Vascular Access.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands, Nephrology, Dialysis and Intensive Care Unit; Lapeyronie University Hospital, Montpellier, France, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Helios Klinikum Wuppertal, University Hospital Witten/Herdecke, Germany, Medical Faculty University of Cologne, Medicine Clinic I, Hospital Merheim, Germany (retired), Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey, Departement de Nephrologie JE 2411–Denutrition des Maladies Chroniques, Hopital E Herriot, France, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands, Nephrology Department, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bolognini Hospital, Seriate, Italy, Nephrology Unit, SM Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy, Department of Renal Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK, Department of Nephrology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (retired), Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Wurzburg, Germany, Department of Nephrology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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