Insertion of long lines in the pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 318-321

  Arnett, Amy M ^a,c   Fleisher, Gary R ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter; PICC line

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PERIPHERAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032722405     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199910000-00004     Document Type: Article

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