The apex-puncture technique for mechanical thrombolysis of loop hemodialysis grafts

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 775-779

  Hathaway, Peter B ^a   Vesely, Thomas M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis, shunts; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL CITRATE; MIDAZOLAM;

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; FEMALE; FISTULOGRAPHY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

EID: 0032981779     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70113-2     Document Type: Article

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