Safety and feasibility of using a central venous catheter for rapid contrast injection rates

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1829-1834

  Sanelli, Pina C ^a   Deshmukh, Monica ^b   Ougorets, Igor ^a   Caiati, Rachael ^a   Heier, Linda A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CONTRAST MEDIA; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 16644399038     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.6.01831829     Document Type: Article

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