Frequent Hemodialysis Fistula Infectious Complications

Background: Few studies have examined if infectious arteriovenous access complications vary with the cannulation technique and whether this is modified by dialysis frequency. We compared the infection rate between fistulas cannulated using buttonhole versus stepladder techniques for patients treated...

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Main Authors: Charmaine E. Lok, Jessica M. Sontrop, Rose Faratro, Christopher T. Chan, Deborah Lynn Zimmerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:Nephron Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/366477