Survey of medication administration through umbilical arterial and venous catheters

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1569-1572

  Smith, Lisa ^a   Dills, Robin ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; AMINOPHYLLINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM SALT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; INDOMETACIN; NAFCILLIN; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN; DRUG;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UMBILICAL ARTERY CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; STATISTICS; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0642308266     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.15.1569     Document Type: Article

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