Accurate placement of central venous catheters in pediatric patients using endocavitary electrocardiography: Reassessment of a personal technique

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1226-1228

  Parigi, Gian Battista ^a,b,c   Verga, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a IRCCS Policlinico S Malteo ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter placement; Central venous catheters; Chemotherapy; Endocavitary electrocardiography; Total parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030695984     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90687-4     Document Type: Article

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