Journal article
Impact of hemodialysis catheter dysfunction on dialysis and other medical services: an observational cohort study.
- Abstract:
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Practice guidelines define hemodialysis catheter dysfunction as blood flow rate (BFR) <300 mL/min. We conducted a study using data from DaVita and the United States Renal Data System to evaluate the impact of catheter dysfunction on dialysis and other medical services. Patients were included if they had ≥8 consecutive weeks of catheter dialysis between 8/2004 and 12/2006. Actual BFR <300 mL/min despite planned BFR ≥300 mL/min was used to define catheter dysfunction during each dialysis ...
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- Journal:
- International journal of nephrology
- Volume:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 673954
- Publication date:
- 2012-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2090-2158
- ISSN:
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2090-214X
- Source identifiers:
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359096
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:359096
- UUID:
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uuid:363f4e46-3543-462f-863a-18d1a9ee41c3
- Local pid:
- pubs:359096
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- 2012
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