Subcutaneous fluid administration - Better than the intravenous approach?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-272

  Jain, S ^a   Mansfield, B ^a   Wilcox, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid; Hypodermoclysis; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; OPIATE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLUID THERAPY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHYDRATION; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0032906556     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1998.0537     Document Type: Review

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