Patency rates of cuffed and noncuffed extended polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in dialysis access: A prospective, randomized study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 846-851

  Ko, Po Jen ^a   Liu, Yun Hen ^a   Hung, Yen Ni ^b   Hsieh, Hung Chang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITEF IMPLANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 62549120733     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9912-2     Document Type: Article

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