Change in peripherally inserted central catheter tip position with abduction and adduction of the upper extremity

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1315-1318

  Forauer, Andrew R ^a   Alonzo, Marc ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters and catheterization; Central venous access; Extremities; Heart, arrhythmia; Veins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0034329865     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61308-6     Document Type: Article

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