Use of lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairs

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Bethel, Susan A ^a  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUNCTURE; REVIEW; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0033186219     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1062-0303(99)90009-2     Document Type: Article

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