The effect of devices used to reduce the risk of blood spillage or needlestick injury on the flow of intravenous infusion systems

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 512-518

  Jones, C P ^a,b   Buchanan, G R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Intensive Care ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications: needlestick, flow, infusion, fluids, needle free devices

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; POLYGELINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANNULA; DEVICE; FLOW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PRESSURE; VALVE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032878914     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9902700514     Document Type: Article

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