Central venous catheter tip position and malfunction in a paediatric oncology unit

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 159-163

  Lucas, H ^a   Attard Montalto, S P ^a   Saha, V ^a   Bristow, A ^a   Kingston, J E ^a   Eden, O B ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Tip position

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SILASTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0029986624     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00183753     Document Type: Article

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