Classification of normal and diseased exit sites

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Twardowski, Zbylut J ^a,b   Prowant, Barbara F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter exit site; Cuff infection; Equivocal exit; Exit classification; Exit infection; Exit trauma; Good exit; Perfect exit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; EDEMA; EPITHELIUM; ERYTHEMA; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PAIN; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND HEALING;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; SKIN;

EID: 0029889823     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686089601603s02     Document Type: Article

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