A prospective clinical audit of central venous catheter use and complications in 1000 consecutive patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-86

  Webster, C S ^a,b   Merry, A F ^a,b   Emmens, D J ^a   Van Cotthem, I C ^a,c   Holland, R L ^a,d   Middleton, N G ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Vesalius Hospital   (Belgium)

^d BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Complications; Cost; Equipment; Pulmonary artery catheter; Usage patterns; Vascular perforation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERFORATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART INJURY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037325883     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100116     Document Type: Article

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