Ultrafiltration method for measuring vascular access flow rates during hemodialysis

Kidney International

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1129-1135

  Yarar, Deniz ^a,b,c,d   Cheung, Alfred K ^a,b,c,d   Sakiewicz, Paul ^a,b,c,d   Lindsay, Robert M ^a,b,c,d   Paganini, Emil P ^a,b,c,d   Steuer, Robert R ^a,b,c,d   Leypoldt, John K ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d In Line Diagnostics Corporation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access thrombosis; Dialyzer; Fistula; Hematocrit; Ultrasound; Vascular blood flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0032828185     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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