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Tunnelled Dialysis Catheters

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Q1 Describe the different types of vascular access for haemodialysis

There are four, summarised in Box 41.1. Fistulas are the preferred form of vascular access as discussed in Chap. 37.

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  1. Fluck R, Kumwenda M. Vascular access for haemodialysis. Clinical Practice Guidelines, 5th edition. UK Renal Association, 2011. Access via www.renal.org/guidelines/modules/vascular-access-for-haemodialysis.

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Findlay, M., Isles, C. (2015). Tunnelled Dialysis Catheters. In: Clinical Companion in Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14868-7_41

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