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Dialysis catheter fibrin sheath stripping: a useful technique after failed catheter exchange

Fibrin sheath formation around long-term haemodialysis catheter is a common cause of failed dialysis access. Treatment options include pharmacological and mechanical methods. This paper reports a case of failed dialysis access due to fibrin sheath encasement. Pharmacologic thrombolysis, mechanical d...

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Autores principales: Mohamad Ali, AF, Uhwut, E, Liew, SK
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22970064
http://dx.doi.org/10.2349/biij.8.1.e8