Safety of power injector use in children as measured by incidence of extravasation

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 580-583

  Amaral, Joao Guilherme ^a   Traubici, Jeffrey ^a   BenDavid, Guila ^a   Reintamm, Gail ^b   Daneman, Alan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Contrast media; CT; Pediatrics; Power injectors; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLOW RATE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POWER INJECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA; VASCULAR ACCESS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 33746620434     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0667     Document Type: Article

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