Parenteral nutrition solution retrieved by lumbar puncture following left saphenous vein catheterization

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 386-389

  Clarke, P ^a,c   Wadhawan, R ^b,d   Smyth, J ^b,e   Emmerson, A J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Lumbar puncture; Parenteral nutrition; Percutaneous central venous catheter; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; LETHARGY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; POSITION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

AUSTRALIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PREGNANCY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0041333805     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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