Management of infected hemodialysis access grafts using cryopreserved human vein allografts

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-36

  Lin, Peter H ^a   Brinkman, William T ^b   Terramani, Thomas T ^b   Lumsden, Alan B ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreserved allograft; Infected dialysis graft

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENICITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIOLOGY; REINFECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0036064792     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00894-2     Document Type: Article

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