Management of infected prosthetic dialysis arteriovenous grafts

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Ryan, Sean V ^a,b   Calligaro, Keith D ^a,b   Scharff, Josh ^a,b   Dougherty, Matthew J ^a,b   Chew, David K W ^a   Pappas, Peter J ^a   Gagne, Paul J ^a   Wickel, Dean J ^a  

^a Pennsylvania Hospital ^*

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PUS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN GRAFT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0348225085     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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