Peripherally inserted central catheters with distal versus proximal valves: Prospective randomized trial

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1173-1177

  Hoffer, E K ^a   Bloch, R D ^a   Borsa, J J ^a   Santulli, P ^a   Fontaine, A B ^a   Francoeur, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters and catheterization; Central venous access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0034780965     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61676-5     Document Type: Article

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