Tesio twin dialysis catheter system: a new catheter for hemodialysis

Autor: Irvin F. Hawkins, M R Millner, Edward A. Ross, S R Kerns, Frank W. Sabatelli
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 164(6)
ISSN: 0361-803X
Popis: permanent hemodialysis cathetersisnowanaccepted procedure, especially inpatientsinwhomattempted bedsideorsurgicalplacement hasfailed[1].Dialysiscatheters havetwolumens,aproximal(“arterial”) lumen,whichisusedtodrawbloodintothedialysismachine; andadistal(“venous”) lumen,whichisusedtoreturnthedialyzed bloodtothepatient.Typically,asinglecatheterwithduallumensandoff-setportsorendholes isused.However, thedual-lumen cathe-terscurrently available aresubjecttocomplications including
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