Outpatient High-Dose Urokinase Lock: A Quick Answer to Blocked Tunneled Cuffed Catheters
ABSTRACT Introduction: Tunneled Cuffed Catheters (TCC) in haemodialysis are often lost to thrombotic complications. Thrombolytic agents like urokinase are used for thrombolysis of blocked catheters. Inpatient administration of such thrombolytic agents is problematic and expensive for patients and i...
Main Authors: | Subho Banerjee, Himanshu V Patel, Nilavav M Shah, Rutul M Dave, Keshab Sil, Divyesh P Engineer, Vivek B Kute |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13756/44595_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AG_KM)_PFA(KM)_PB(AG_KM)_PN(SL).pdf |
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