Australian multicentre evaluation of a new polyurethane vascular access graft

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 738-742

  Allen, R D M ^a   Yuill, E ^a   Nankivell, B J ^a   Francis, D M A ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Chronic renal failure; Haemodialysis; Polyurethane; Thoratec VAG; Vascular access graft

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTHESIS; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0029907427     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00733.x     Document Type: Article

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