Patency and life-spans of failing hemodialysis grafts in patients undergoing repeated percutaneous de-clotting

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 249-253

  Mansilla, Alberto V ^b,c   Toombs, Barry D ^a   Vaughn, William K ^a   Zeledon, Jorge I ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Florida Radiology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty, balloon; Catheterization, peripheral; Comparative study; Graft occlusion, vascular therapy; Kidney failure, chronic complications; Outcome assessment (health care); Polytetrafluoroethylene; Radiography, interventional; Recurrence; Renal dialysis adverse effects; Retrospective studies; Thrombectomy methods; Vascular patency

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POLITEF IMPLANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBECTOMY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THROMBECTOMY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0035675576     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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