OUTCOME OF PROSTHETIC THIGH VASCULAR ACCESS GRAFT IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVESIX YEAR STUDY
Arteriovenous fistulae traditionally have been placed in the upper extremity. Experience with groin hemodialysis access has been discouraging because of high infection rates and associated limb amputation. The aim of this study was to determine infection rates, patency rates, and possible predictive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5914.pdf&manuscript_id=5914 |