Open AccessThe function of permanent vascular access
Author(s) -
Juan A. Rodriguez,
Luis Armadans,
Eugenio Ferrer,
A Olmos,
S. Codina,
Jorge Bartolomé,
Javier Borrellas,
L Piera
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/15.3.402
Subject(s) - medicine , vascular access , intensive care medicine , renal replacement therapy , hemodialysis , medical emergency , surgery
Complications arising from vascular access (VA) are major causes of morbidity in patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT). They contribute to frustration of health care providers and to high medical cost. To prevent failures in the future it will be helpful to identify the factors that are related to VA malfunction.
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