Journal article
Catheter Patency and Function after Catheter Sheath Disruption: A Pilot Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hemodialysis catheters are frequently complicated by dysfunction from fibrin sheaths. Previous studies of sheath disruption have methodologic limitations but suggest that the patency after disruption is short.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: A randomized, controlled, pilot trial was conducted to investigate the impact of angioplasty sheath disruption on catheter patency and function. Forty-seven …
Authors
Oliver MJ; Mendelssohn DC; Quinn RR; Richardson EP; Rajan DK; Pugash RA; Hiller JA; Kiss AJ; Lok CE
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 1201–1206
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2007
DOI
10.2215/cjn.01910507
ISSN
1555-9041