Lesson of the Week: Retention of drugs in venous access port chamber: A note of caution

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7029, 1996, Pages 496-497

  Ben Arush, Myriam ^a   Berant, Moshe ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; HEPARIN; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANESTHETICS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030028378     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7029.496     Document Type: Article

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