Relevance and complications of intravenous infusion at the emergency unit at Nice University Hospital

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Vandenbos, F ^a   Basar, A ^a   Tempesta, S ^a   Fournier, J P ^b   Bertrand, F ^b   Vanesland, L ^b   Oualid, H ^b   Dunais, B ^a   Dellamonica, P ^a   Roger, P M ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037380015     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1101     Document Type: Article

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