Randomized comparison of 6-mm straight grafts versus 6- to 8-mm tapered grafts for brachial-axillary dialysis access

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 319-324

  Polo, Jose R ^a   Ligero, Jose M ^a   Diaz Cartelle, Juan ^a   Garcia Pajares, Rosario ^a   Cervera, Teresa ^a   Reparaz, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; AXILLARY VEIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FISTULOGRAPHY; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENOSIS; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GRAFT OCCLUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

BIOMATERIAL; POLITEF;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 3442876101     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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