Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs): Do they have a role in the care of the critically ill patient?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-47

  Griffiths, Vivien R ^a   Philpot, Peter ^a  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBITIS; SAFETY; SEPSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS; APACHE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; APACHE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS;

EID: 0036011010     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/iccn.2002.1615     Document Type: Article

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