UNDERSTANDING HEMODIALYSIS - Fresenius

arm. One Teflon cannula was surgically implanted in a vein and another in an artery. Outside the body, the cannulae were joined in a circulatory short circuit – hence the name “shunt.” During dialysis, the shunt would be opened and attached to the dialyz-er. Further development brought the introduction in 1962 of improved shunts made

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