Right heart complications of dual lumen tunneled venous catheters in hemodialysis patients

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 330, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 204-208

  Ribot, Seymour ^a   Siddiqi, Sumaiya Waseen ^a   Chen, Chunguang ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Right heart endocarditis; Venous catheter dialysis; Venous catheter endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; RIGHT HEART ENDOCARDITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE ENDOCARDITIS;

EID: 27244433476     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200510000-00011     Document Type: Article

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