Risks associated with 72- and 96-hour peripheral intravenous catheter dwell times

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 301-305

  Homer, Louis D ^a,b   Holmes, Karen R ^c  

^a LEGACY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Legacy Meridian Park Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCLUSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COST SAVINGS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHLEBITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031660189     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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