NICE guidelines for central venous catheterization in children. Is the evidence base sufficient?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 827-830

  Grebenik, C R ^a   Boyce, A ^a   Sinclair, M E ^a   Evans, R D ^a   Mason, D G ^a   Martin, B ^a,b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment, ultrasound devices; Veins, jugular, cannulation

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; JUGULAR VEIN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUGULAR VEINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 2942674876     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh134     Document Type: Article

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