Lower malfunction rate with self-locating catheters

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Minguela, Ignacio ^a   Lanuza, Manuel ^a   de Gauna, Ramón Ruiz ^a   Rodado, Raquél ^a   Alegría, Soledad ^a   Andreu, Alberto J ^a   González, María J ^a   Rodríguez, Benigno ^a   Vítores, Jose M ^a   Castellanos, Teresa ^a   Martínez, Concepción ^a   Aurrekoetxea, Begoña ^a   Chena, Alejandro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter malfunction; Peritoneal catheter; Self locating catheter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035571596     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080102103s36     Document Type: Article

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