Thirteen centimetre central venous catheters, lucky for all?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 388-

  Russell, W C ^a   Parker, J L ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LETTER; PERFORATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE;

EID: 0037384144     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03095_7.x     Document Type: Letter

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