Comparison of tunneled central venous catheters and native arteriovenous fistulae by evaluating the mortality and morbidity of patients with prevalent hemodialysis
Purpose: We examined the association between catheter use for maintenance hemodialysis (HD) and mortality/hospitalization in a cohort of patients with prevalent HD. Methods: In this study, 70 HD patients with tunneled cuffed central venous catheters (TCVCs) from a Taiwanese HD center during 2014–201...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618303644 |