Catheter use is high even among hemodialysis patients with a fistula or graft.
At any given time, approximately 27% of patients in the United States (US) receive hemodialysis through a permanent catheter. However, this cross-sectional estimate may significantly underestimate the lifetime exposure of patients to hemodialysis catheters, and hence, to the excess risk of the adver...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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