Study of advantages and disadvantages of totally implantable venous access device

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-202

  Ahmadi, J ^a   Izadyar, M ^a   Ashjaei, B ^a   Klantari, M ^a   Nahvi, H ^a   Joodi, M ^a   Vali, M ^a   Mehrabi, V ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Implantable venous access device; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 34347259935     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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