Artigo Revisado por pares

Translumbar Inferior Vena Caval Tesio Catheter for Hemodialysis

1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1051-0443(98)70497-x

ISSN

1535-7732

Autores

David Markowitz, David I. Rosenblum, James S. Newman, Karen B. Garby,

Tópico(s)

Renal and Vascular Pathologies

Resumo

MAINTAINING reliable access sites for hemodialysis is an essential aspect of the care of patients with chronic renal failure. Many of these individuals have had numerous surgical and percutaneously acquired vascular access sites fail and become unusable because of stenosis, thrombosis, and vessel compromise. The inferior vena cava (IVC), however, affords reliable dialysis with the advantage of access reacquisition in patients who have had previous catheter failure. From July 17, 1996, to January 23, 1997, five Tesio twin silicone, 10-F catheters (Medicomp, Harleysville, PA) were inserted into the IVC of four patients. All patients had chronic renal failure and all other access sites for hemodialysis had been exhausted.

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