0.9% sodium chloride injection with and without heparin for maintaining peripheral indwelling intermittent-infusion devices in infants

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 570-573

  Nelson, Tom J ^a   Graves, Sharon M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Catheters; Devices; Drug comparisons; Heparin sodium; Injections; Pediatrics; Sodium chloride; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; IRRITANT AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032520796     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/55.6.570     Document Type: Article

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