Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound dilution access blood flow measurement in detecting stenosis and predicting thrombosis in native forearm arteriovenous fistulae for hemodialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-341

  Tessitore, Nicola ^a   Bedogna, Valeria ^b   Gammaro, Linda ^b   Lipari, Giovanni ^b   Poli, Albino ^b   Baggio, Elda ^b   Firpo, Maria ^b   Morana, Giovanni ^b   Mansueto, Giancarlo ^b   Maschio, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Policlinico GB Rossi   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access blood flow rates (Qa); Access recirculation; Arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs); Hemodialysis (HD); Stenosis; Thrombosis; Ultrasound dilution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISTULOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PREDICTION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THROMBOSIS; WRIST;

EID: 10744224651     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(03)00659-0     Document Type: Article

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