End-stage vascular access: direct intra-atrial insertion of a dialysis catheter

Lucy Wales, Jon R Anderson, Albert Power, Tariq Dosani, Nadey S Hakim

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Abstract

Central venous occlusions are a frequent problem in hemodialysis patients. We describe the case of a patient with end-stage vascular access in whom we successfully inserted a direct intra-atrial dialysis line during coronary artery bypass grafting. This technique could be a significant contribution to patients in whom alternative vascular access options are exhausted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-70
Number of pages2
JournalExperimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
Volume6
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2008

Keywords

  • Catheters, Indwelling
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Renal Dialysis

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