The CVC removal distress syndrome: An unappreciated complication of Central Venous Catherer removal

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 344-347

  Kim, Dong K ^a,b   Gottesman, Malcolm H ^a   Forero, Armando ^a   Han, Daniel ^a   Myers, David W ^a   Forlenza, Ronald ^a   Golzarian, Javad ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROCARDIOPULMONARY DISTRESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COMA; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031897276     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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