Removal of central venous catheter fragment embolus in a young male

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4 NO. 3, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 340-341

  Thapa, Prabin B ^a,b   Shrestha, R ^a   Singh, D R ^a   Sharma, S K ^a  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Interventional procedures; Intravascular catheter fragments; Transfemoral venous approach

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; FEVER; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846422425     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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