Four Years' Experience with Indwelling Silastic Cannulae for Long-term Peritoneal Dialysis

Overview

Journal Br Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1973 Dec 8

PMID 4758522

Citations 2

Authors

M R Heal

A G England

H J GOLDSMITH

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Abstract

Indwelling silicone rubber cannulae have been used for peritoneal dialysis in 41 uraemic patients for periods of up to 46 months. The simplicity of this treatment is particularly suited to patients awaiting transplantation.

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