Placement, performance and complications of the Ash Split Cath™ hemodialysis catheter

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1137-1143

  Gallieni, Maurizio ^a   Conz, P A ^b   Rizzioli, E ^b   Butti, A ^a   Brancaccio, D ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Monselice Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous access; Complications; Dialysis; Jugular vein; Tunneled catheter

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; HEMODIALYZERS; METABOLISM; UREA;

CENTRAL VENOI ACCESS; COMPLICATION; HAEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER; JUGULAR VEINS; PERFORMANCE; TRANSCUTANEOUS; TUNNELED CATHETER; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR GRAFTS;

DIALYSIS;

UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMATOMA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 0347296263     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880202501204     Document Type: Article

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