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ArticleCanadian journal of kidney health and disease2016

Hemodialysis Tunneled Catheter Noninfectious Complications.

Lisa M Miller, Jennifer M MacRae, Mercedeh Kiaii, Edward Clark, Christine Dipchand, Joanne Kappel, Charmaine Lok, Rick Luscombe, Louise Moist, Matthew Oliver and 3 more

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Article in Canadian journal of kidney health and disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Lisa M MillerMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Jennifer M MacRaeDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mercedeh KiaiiFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Edward ClarkFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Christine DipchandFaculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Joanne KappelFaculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Charmaine LokFaculty of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rick LuscombeDepartment of Nursing, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Louise MoistDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Matthew OliverSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pamela PikeDepartment of Medicine, Memorial University, Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Swapnil HiremathFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian Society of Nephrology Vascular Access Work Group
University of Ottawa · CADalhousie University · CAMemorial University of Newfoundland · CAProvidence Health Care · CASunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noninfectious hemodialysis catheter complications include catheter dysfunction, catheter-related thrombus, and central vein stenosis. The definitions, causes, and treatment strategies for catheter dysfunction are reviewed below. Catheter-related thrombus is a less common but serious complication of catheters, requiring catheter removal and systemic anticoagulation. In addition, the risk factors, clinical manifestation, and treatment options for central vein stenosis are outlined.

Indexed as

catheter dysfunctioncatheter-related thrombuscentral vein stenosis

Identifiers

PMID28270922
PMCPMC5332086
OpenAlexW2526970551

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