Incidence of upper limb venous thrombosis associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC)

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 931, 2005, Pages 596-600

  Abdullah, B J J ^a   Mohammad, N ^a   Sangkar, J V ^a   Abd Aziz, Y F ^a   Gan, G G ^a   Goh, K Y ^a   Benedict, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Sanofi Synthelabo ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM BLOOD VESSEL; ARTICLE; CANCER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 21644455846     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/32639616     Document Type: Article

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