Central venous catheter malposition in the azygos arch [1]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 832-834

  Schummer, W ^a   Schummer, C ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AZYGOS VEIN; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER MALPOSITION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LETTER; POSITION EFFECT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0036830493     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200211000-00011     Document Type: Letter

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