Plastic migration from implanted central venous access devices

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-72

  Dewan, P A ^a   Condron, S K ^a   Morreau, P N ^a   Byard, R W ^a   Terlet, J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intravenous access devices; Migration; Plastic; Silicon

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VEIN; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032982804     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.1.71     Document Type: Article

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