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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: BigSky on October 15, 2006, 04:42:45 PM
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If they only made this so it would work in the arm and could be used until no longer needed.
Has anyone used this over the regular catheters with the tubes coming out the chest or neck?
The claim is one can get this wet with some less demanding percautions as compared to other chest catheters.
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