Cephalic vein cut-down verses percutaneous access: a retrospective study of complications of implantable venous access devices

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-67

  Jablon, Lisa K ^a   Ugolini, Katie R ^a   Nahmias, Nissin C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalic vein cut down; Implantable venous access devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CEPHALIC VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE; VEIN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS CUTDOWN;

EID: 33744910830     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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