Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1577-1584 , May 2009

Arteriovenous Fistulae as an Alternative to Central Venous Catheters for Delivery of Long-Term Home Parenteral Nutrition

  • Michelle W.J. Versleijen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Getty J. Huisman–de Waal

      Affiliations

    • Department of IQ Healthcare, Nursing Science, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Mayke C. Kock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Anneke J.M. Elferink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Leo G. van Rossum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Ton Feuth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Human Technology Assessment, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Martine C. Willems

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan B.M.J. Jansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Geert J.A. Wanten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Geert J. A. Wanten, MD, PhD, MSc, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. fax: (31) 24 3540103

Received 28 August 2008 ,Accepted 5 February 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.005

Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1577-1584 , May 2009

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