Tunneled catheter design: Does it matter? (lecture)

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 132-136

  Vesely, T M ^a  

^a Saint Louis Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SILICONE;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY DIAMETER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 29444448088     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980500600325     Document Type: Note

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