Tunneled dialysis catheters: pearls and pitfalls.
A review of the issues involved in placement of Tunneled Dialysis Catheter with a suggested scheme for maximizing good catheter placement and function.
Siegel
Jeffrey B
JB
Dallas Nephrology Associates, Plano, TX, USA. siegelj@dnehp.com
D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*