Surgical risk factors for Hickman catheter sepsis: A prospective study

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 369-371

  Babu, R ^a,b   Turner, A ^a   Nicholls, G ^a   Spicer, R D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Children; Complications; Hickman catheter; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HICKMAN CATHETER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 3242708689     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0819-y     Document Type: Article

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