Peripherally inserted central catheters in general medicine

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-233

  Philip, K N G ^a,b   Ault, Mark J ^a,b   Gray Ellrodt, A ^a,b   Maldonado, Lawrence ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cedars Sinai Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRICS; PHLEBITIS; SAFETY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0031432892     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.3.225     Document Type: Article

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