Double-catheter technique for the proper insertion of umbilical venous catheters in newborns

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-101

  Al Essa, Mazen ^a   Rashwan, Nabil ^b   Devarajan, L V ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Double catheter; Newborn; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN PERIOD; TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 17244380871     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083919     Document Type: Article

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