The Vicenza "short" peritoneal catheter: A twenty year experience

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-127

  Dell'Aquila, Roberto ^a   Chiaramonte, S ^a   Rodighiero, M P ^a   Di Loreto, P ^a   Spano E ^a   Nalesso, F ^a   Cruz, D ^a   Kuang, D ^a   Ronco, C ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body image; Body mass index; Catheter; Catheter removal; Diabetic; Dislocation; Exit site infection; Peritoneal dialysis; Survival

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY MASS INDEX; CATHETER REMOVAL; DIABETIC; DISLOCATION; EXIT-SITE INFECTION; MASS INDEX; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

CATHETERS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER EMPTYING; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33644908027     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900112     Document Type: Article

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