Calcified catheter 'cast': A rare complication of indwelling central venous catheters in infants

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 610-612

  Anderson, M A B ^b   Poenaru, D ^a,b   Kamal, I ^b  

^a HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCINOSIS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0031760214     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050418     Document Type: Article

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