Open AccessLoss of Catheter Lock Fluid Is Caused by Hydraulic Effects and Not by Diffusion
Author(s) -
HansDietrich Polaschegg
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000231989
Subject(s) - lock (firearm) , diffusion , catheter , mechanics , medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , physics
Although the above-cited measure- ments were done in vitro, the results are applicable in vivo because the processes are based on simple laws of physics. They are also corroborated by clinical observa- tions. Increased aPTT has been reported when samples were taken shortly after
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