Bovine carotid artery (Artegraft) as a hemodialysis access conduit in patients who are poor candidates for native arteriovenous fistulae

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 497-502

  Harlander Locke, Michael ^a   Jimenez, Juan Carlos ^a   Lawrence, Peter F ^a   Gelabert, Hugh A ^a   Derubertis, Brian G ^a   Rigberg, David A ^a   Farley, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioaccess; Bovine; Conduit; Hemodialysis; Immunosuppression; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POLITEF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; BOVINE CAROTID ARTERY GRAFT; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; BOVINE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REOPERATION; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR PATENCY; VERY ELDERLY; XENOGRAFT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CATTLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HETEROGRAFTS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 84927740780     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: 19389116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574414561231     Document Type: Article

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