Reliability of an intravenous intermittent access port (saline lock) for obtaining blood samples for coagulation studies

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 344-348

  Arrants, Jean ^a   Willis, Mary E ^a   Stevens, Bernice ^a   Gripkey, Luanne ^a   Herman, Jo Anne ^a   Hernandez Brooks, Linda ^a   Eaker, JoAnne ^a  

^a William Jennings Bryan Dorn Vet A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHLEBOTOMY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DRUG MONITORING; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHLEBOTOMY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033192674     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1999.8.5.344     Document Type: Article

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