Implantation of presternal catheter using moncrief technique: Aiming for fewer catheter-related complications

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Kubota, Minoru ^a   Kanazawa, Megumi ^a   Takahashi, Yasuhiro ^a   Io, Hiroaki ^a   Ishiguro, Nozomi ^a   Tomino, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter infection; Moncrief technique; Presternal catheter

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035569980     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080102103s35     Document Type: Article

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