Use of an indwelling peripheral catheter for 3-5 day chemotherapy administration in the outpatient setting

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 315-320

  Shotkin, Jane D ^a   Lombardo, Frederic ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; PACLITAXEL; TOPOTECAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PHLEBITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029862533     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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