Placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters on an outpatient basis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 616-618

  Chang, Helen ^a   Bernardini, Judith ^a   Piraino, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036755664     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080202200514     Document Type: Article

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