Biting through an arteriovenous hemodialysis graft: An unusual method of suicide

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1456-1457

  Charlot, Aglae ^a   Deroux, Stephen ^a,b  

^a Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous dialysis graft; Chronic renal failure; Dialysis; Forensic science; Hemorrhage; Human bite; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS GRAFT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BITE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISSECTION; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FOREARM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; SKIN DEFECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; THORAX PAIN; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BITES, HUMAN; DEPRESSION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SUICIDE;

EID: 70350521023     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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