Are multiple Broviac catheters safe in newborns? A comparison of single and multiple Broviac catheters

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-200

  Murai, Daniel T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029737522     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199608000-00019     Document Type: Article

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