A randomized clinical trial comparing the function of straight and coiled tenckhoff catheters for peritoneal dialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-88

  Stegmayr, Bernd G ^a   Wikdahl, Ann Marie ^a   Bergström, Monica ^a   Nilsson, Christina ^a   Engman, Ulla ^a   Arnerlöv, Conny ^a   Petersen, Erling ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 15044358075     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080502500115     Document Type: Article

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