Durability of central venous catheters. A randomized trial in children with malignant diseases

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 449-451

  Henneberg, Steen W ^a   Jungersen, Dorte ^a   Hole, Peter ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Children; Complications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030331343     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1996.d01-18.x     Document Type: Article

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