Treatment of hemodialysis catheter-associated fibrin sheaths by rt-PA infusion: Critical analysis of 124 procedures

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 711-715

  Savader, S J ^a   Ehrman, K O ^a   Porter, D J ^a   Haikal, L C ^a   Oteham, A C ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters and catheterization, complications; Central venous access; Thrombolysis; Tissue type plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035014055     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61441-9     Document Type: Article

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