Exit-site study methods and results

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

Acute exit site infection; Chronic exit site infection; Cuff infection; Equivocal exit; Exit trauma; Exit site classification; Exit site evaluation; Good exit; Perfect exit; Peritoneal catheter; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PAIN; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0029922711     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686089601603s01     Document Type: Article

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