Effect of far infrared therapy on arteriovenous fistula maturation: An open-label randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 304-311

  Lin, Chih Ching ^a,b   Yang, Wu Chang ^a,b   Chen, Min Chi ^c   Liu, Wen Sheng ^a,b   Yang, Chih Yu ^a,b   Lee, Pui Ching ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF); chronic kidney disease (CKD); far infrared therapy; hemodialysis (HD); maturation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAR INFRARED THERAPY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFRARED RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHUNT THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA (AVF); CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD); FAR INFRARED THERAPY; HEMODIALYSIS (HD); MATURATION;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84880616357     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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