The use of a tunneled permanent catheter as temporary vascular access in arteriovenous graft patients for long-term patency

The use of a tunneled permanent catheter as temporary vascular access in arteriovenous graft patients for long-term patency

Abstract Background Generally, the preferred route of vascular access in chronic kidney disease patients is an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) rather than grafts. However, approximately 7% of 300,000 Japanese hemodialysis (HD) patients continue to dialyze with grafts. In patients who have arteriovenous...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Matsunami, Yuki Nakamura, Kiho Tanaka, Yoshifumi Ubara, Yasuo Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Hemodialysis
Arteriovenous fistula
Arteriovenous graft
Tunneled permanent catheter
Graft patency
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-019-0235-6

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