Is heparin daily flushing useful to decrease the incidence of catheter- related infections? [5]

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1498-1499

  Martinon Torres, F ^a   Rodriguez Nunez, A ^a   Pekorikova, J ^a   Martinon Sanchez, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0031791696     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.5.1498-a     Document Type: Letter

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