Right atrial thrombi complicating use of central venous catheters in hemodialysis

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 772-778

  Shah, A ^a   Murray, M ^a   Nzerue, Chike M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Harbin Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Bacteremia; Cardiac thrombi; Catheters; Dialysis; ESRD

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; HEMODIALYZERS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTI-COAGULATION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CARDIAC THROMBUS; ESRD; HAEMODIALYSIS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; MEDICAL RECORD; SHORT TERM; UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER; VASCULAR ACCESS;

DIALYSIS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CLOT; CASE STUDY; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 13644265166     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880402700907     Document Type: Article

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