Comparison of heparinized and nonheparinized solutions for maintaining patency of arterial and pulmonary artery catheters

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-55

  Zevola, Donna R ^a   Dioso, Joe ^a   Moggio, Richard ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWAN GANZ CATHETER;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0030638899     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.1.52     Document Type: Review

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