Decreased hemodialysis circuit pressures indicating postpump tubing kinks: A retrospective investigation of hemolysis in five patients

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-393

  Malinauskas, Richard A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Blood lines; Circuit pressures; Hemodialysis; Hemolysis; Tubing kink

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EQUIPMENT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEEDLES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55949132003     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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