VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS OR CVVH(D) IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Authors
BUNCHMAN TE GARDNER JJ KERSHAW DB MAXVOLD NJ
Citation
Te. Bunchman et al., VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS OR CVVH(D) IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN, Dialysis & transplantation, 23(6), 1994, pp. 314
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology","Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
Dialysis & transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
00902934
Volume
23
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-2934(1994)23:6<314:VAFHOC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
In infant and pediatric populations undergoing hemodialysis or CVVH(D) , blood flow rates through the system are in the range of 3 to 5 mls/k g/min. Because of this and the physical size of this population, it is necessary to have specialized vascular access different from that uti lized in adult patients. We recently evaluated a number of acute and c hronic access catheters in infants and children as small as 2 kilogram s and report our experience.