Venodilatation techniques to enhance venepuncture and intravenous cannulation

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-73

  Roberge, Raymond J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

cannulation; intravenous; techniques; venepuncture; venodilatation

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

BANDAGE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VOLUME; CANNULATION; GRAVITY; HEADACHE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; JUGULAR VEIN; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN PUNCTURE; VENOUS BLOOD; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 3042565266     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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