Less than 15% of dialysis fistulas remain patent and can function without problems during the entire period of a patient's dependence on hemodialysis. The mean problem-free patency period after creation of native fistulas is approximately 3 years, whereas prosthetic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts last 1-2 years before indications of failure or thrombosis are noted.
Which president is credited with inspiring the Maxwell House slogan âGood to the last dropâ?-Ronald Reagan-Theodore Roosevelt-Ulysses S. Grant-John F. Kennedy. Answer: The author of the famous âGood to the Last Dropâ slogan is former president Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1886, Joel Cheek designed and introduces a superior coffee blend and marketed it through Nashvilleâs ritziest hotel, the Maxwell House. 7 US Presidents stayed at the Maxwell House and Theodore Roosevelt, while visiting the Hermitage, Andrew Jacksonâs estate, in 1907, was so impressed with the blend he coined the term, âGood to the Last Dropâ. Who is to argue with a President. It soon became the brandâs slogan which launched the promotion of the Nationâs first blended coffee. In 1928, Postum (now General Foods) purchased Maxwell House's parent company, Cheek-Neal Coffee, for more than $40 million. And that my friends, is my 2ï¿ âs worth for today.