Creating Radiocephalic Arteriovenous Fistulas: Technical and Functional Success

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-425

  Jennings, William C ^a   Kindred, Michael G ^a   Broughan, Thomas A ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma Tulsa College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; RENAL DIALYSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY; WRIST;

EID: 60149088504     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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