Is it possible to create a "mechanical" arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients?

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-241

  Lo Monte, Attilio Ignazio ^a   Buscemi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Dialysis; Sutureless mechanical anastomosis; Uremia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULAS; BYPASS SURGERY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; LEARNING CURVES; MECHANICAL; NEW DEVICES; SUTURELESS MECHANICAL ANASTOMOSE; UREMIA; UREMIC PATIENTS; VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS;

DIALYSIS;

POLYPROPYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL; SUTURE MATERIAL;

AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CEPHALIC VEIN; CLIP; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

FISTULA;

EID: 77949681036     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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