The Toronto Western Hospital catheter: One center's experience and review of the literature

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-63

  Sikaneta, Tabo ^a,b   Cheung, K M ^b   Abdolell, M ^c   Tam, P ^a,b   Ting, R ^a,b   Fung, J ^a,b   Roscoe, J ^a   Woods, E ^a   Le Blanc, D ^a   Oreopoulos, D ^d  

^a SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Nephrology Associates   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheter complications; Catheter survival; Peritoneal catheter; Toronto Western Hospital catheter

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

AS NUMBERS; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER SURVIVAL; DIALYSIS THERAPY; KAPLAN-MEIER ANALYSIS; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TORONTO; TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL CATHETER;

HOSPITALS;

CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER LEAKAGE; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33644931638     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900105     Document Type: Review

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