The dialysed patient who turned blind during a haemodialysis session

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2957-2958

  Sabeel, Abdalla ^a   Al Hazzaa, Selwa A F ^a   Alfurayh, Osman ^a   Mikkonen, Pentti ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Haemodialysis; Hypotension; Ishcaemic optic neuropathy; Visual loss

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; MEPREDNISONE; POLYSULFONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0031726774     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/13.11.2957     Document Type: Article

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