Lower-extremity Arteriovenous Access for Haemodialysis: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-372

  Antoniou, G A ^a,b   Lazarides, M K ^b   Georgiadis, G S ^b   Sfyroeras, G S ^a   Nikolopoulos, E S ^b   Giannoukas, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Haemodialysis; Lower extremity; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; ISCHEMIA; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG BLOOD VESSEL; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 68249093134     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.06.003     Document Type: Review

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