Randomized comparison of ultrasound surveillance and clinical monitoring on arteriovenous graft outcomes

Kidney International

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 730-735

  Robbin, M L ^a,b   Oser, R F ^a   Lee, J Y ^b   Heudebert, G R ^b,c   Mennemeyer, S T ^b   Allon, M ^d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Graft; Thrombosis; Ultrasound; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 32544454696     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000129     Document Type: Article

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