The effect of sodium citrate 4% locking solution for central venous dialysis catheter on the international normalized ratio (INR) value

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1772-1773

  Rioux, Jean Philippe ^a   De Bortoli, Bruno ^a   Troyanov, Stéphan ^a   Madore, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SODIUM; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTAMINATION; DIALYSIS CATHETER; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CITRATES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RENAL DIALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WARFARIN;

EID: 44449087856     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm905     Document Type: Letter

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