Critical appraisal of surgical venous access in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Hollyoak, M A ^a   Ong, T H ^a   Leditschke, J F ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catheter sepsis; Central venous catheter; Venous access in children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEPSIS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0030888283     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01349993     Document Type: Article

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