External jugular vein cutdown approach for chronic indwelling central venous access in cancer patients: A potentially useful alternative

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Povoski, Steven P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Central venous access device; Cephalic vein; External jugular vein; Malignant; Neoplasm; Venous access; Venous cutdown

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; OPERATING ROOM; SAFETY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 33646210722     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-2-7     Document Type: Article

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