Femoral venous access is safe in burned children: An analysis of 224 catheters

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 442-446

  Goldstein, A M ^a   Weber, J M ^a   Sheridan, R L ^a  

^a Shriners Burns Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEPSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0030831163     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70208-7     Document Type: Article

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