Successful intraosseous infusion in the critically ill patient does not require a medullary cavity

Resuscitation

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-186

  McCarthy, Gerard ^a   O'Donnell, Cathal ^a   O'Brien, Moira ^b  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Emergency treatment; Intraosseous; Intraosseous infusion

Indexed keywords

METHYL GREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MEDULLARY CAVITY; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG INFUSION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEEDLE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BONE MARROW; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; COLORING AGENTS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAOSSEOUS; RADIUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037318255     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00348-9     Document Type: Article

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