Brachial arteriovenous fistula as a complication of placement of a peripherally inserted central venous catheter: A case report and review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 833-836

  Tran, Hoang S ^a   Burrows, Brian J ^a   Zang, William A ^a   Han, David C ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VASCULAR PATENCY; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33750133242     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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