Migration of central venous catheters: Implications for initial catheter tip positioning

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 443-447

  Kowalski, Christopher M ^a   Kaufman, John A ^a   Rivitz, S Mitchell ^a   Geller, Stuart C ^a   Waltman, Arthur C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters and catheterization, central venous access; Catheters and catheterization, complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER MIGRATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030829134     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(97)70586-4     Document Type: Article

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