Journal article
Low-Intensity Adjusted-Dose Warfarin for the Prevention of Hemodialysis Catheter Failure: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To determine whether warfarin prolongs the time to first mechanical-catheter failure.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: This was a multicenter parallel-group randomized controlled trial with blinding of participants, trial staff, clinical staff, outcome assessors, and data analysts. Randomization was in a 1:1 ratio in blocks of four and was concealed by use of fax to a central pharmacy. Hemodialysis …
Authors
Wilkieson TJ; Ingram AJ; Crowther MA; Soroka SD; Nagai R; Jindal KK; Clase CM
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 1018–1024
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2011
DOI
10.2215/cjn.07240810
ISSN
1555-9041