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SUBMITTER: Almeida BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8974891 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Almeida Beatriz M BM Moreno Daniel H DH Vasconcelos Vladimir V Cacione Daniel G DG
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20220401
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with kidney failure require vascular access to receive maintenance haemodialysis (HD), which can be achieved by an arteriovenous fistula or a central venous catheter (CVC). CVC use is related to frequent complications such as venous stenosis and infection. Venous stenosis occurs mainly due to trauma caused by the entrance of the catheter into the venous lumen and repeated contact with the vein wall. A biofilm, a colony of irreversible adherent and self-sufficient mic ...[more]