[Central catheters: a temporary access for a definitive use?].
Central venous access is an important component of hemodialysis. New materials are presently available which, during the last years, have allowed for a long term use of central venous catheters (CVC). While patients with failing fistulas still represent the majority of cases, a growing number of patients are given CVC as a primary vascular access for hemodialysis. The experience is however too short and further studies should address the question of maintenance, as well as the cost-benefit ratio of such permanent CVC.
Labeeuw
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Unité Néphrologie et de traitement de l'insuffisance rénale, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon.
Caillette
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Gimenez
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Tabakian
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D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors
Cathéters centraux: un abord temporaire pour un usage définitif?