Clinical biodurability of aliphatic polyether based polyurethanes as peritoneal dialysis catheters

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-294

  Crabtree, John H ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; POLYETHERS; POLYURETHANES; SWELLING; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) CATHETER;

CATHETERS;

ELASTOMER; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYURETHAN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; DEVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; TUBE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0037880515     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MAT.0000065467.87011.3B     Document Type: Article

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