Complications impair the usefulness and validity of the rat tail arteriovenous fistula model.
Beatty
John S
JS
Wach
Paul F
PF
Paulson
William D
WD
Merchen
Todd D
TD
Pollock
David M
DM
Pollock
Jennifer S
JS
White
John J
JJ
D000818:Animals; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D023421:Models, Animal; D051381:Rats; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013623:Tail / Q000098:blood supply*