Prospective study of indwelling central venous catheter-related complications in children with Broviac or clampless valved catheters

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 657-661

  Fratino, Giuseppe ^a   Molinari, Angelo C ^a   Mazzola, Cinzia ^a   Giacchino, Mareva ^a   Saracco, Paola ^a   Bertocchi, Evelina ^a   Castagnola, Elio ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broviac central venous catheters; Catheter related complications; Central venous catheters; Clampless central venous catheters; Pediatric patients

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036842321     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200211000-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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