Replacement of failing tunneled hemodialysis catheters through pre- existing subcutaneous tunnels: A comparison of catheter function and infection rates for de novo placements and over-the-wire exchanges

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 321-327

  Duszak Jr , Richard ^a   Haskal, Ziv J ^a,b   Thomas Hawkins, Charlotte ^a   Soulen, Michael C ^a   Baum, Richard A ^a   Shlansky Goldberg, Richard D ^a   Cope, Constantin ^a  

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

^b READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters and catheterization, complications; Dialysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345367419     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70275-1     Document Type: Article

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