The flow field near a venous needle in hemodialysis: A computational study

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 602-611

  Fulker, David ^a   Kang, Martin ^a   Simmons, Anne ^a   Barber, Tracie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Hemodialysis; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CANNULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; NEEDLE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SHEAR STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD); HEMODIALYSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; RENAL DIALYSIS; VEINS;

EID: 84884986660     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12029     Document Type: Article

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