The Woggle technique for suture closure of hemodialysis access catheterization sites

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-488

  Simons, Martin E ^a,c   Rajan, Dheeraj K ^a   Clark, Timothy W I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TECHNIQUE; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0037388157     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000064851.87207.D0     Document Type: Article

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