Initial clinical experience with a new heparin‐coated chronic hemodialysis catheter
MOJIBIAN H, SPECTOR M, Nina N, ELISEO D, POLLAK J, Michael T. Initial clinical experience with a new heparin‐coated chronic hemodialysis catheter. Hemodialysis International 2009, 13: 329-334. PMID: 19473278, DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2009.00339.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial clinical experienceClinical experienceHemodialysis cathetersEnd-stage renal diseaseNew heparinChronic hemodialysis cathetersIncidence of heparinPercent of patientsCatheter-related complicationsHistory of diabetesCatheter-related infectionsDevelopment of heparinSite of accessInitial causeLow infection rateCatheter removalCatheter patencyDialysis catheterPatient ageRenal diseasePalindrome catheterIndwell timePatientsCatheterInfection rate