Port-A-Cath insertions in acute leukemia: does thrombocytopenia affect morbidity?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1180-1184

  Hong Pheng Loh, Amos ^a   Hon Chui, Chan ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Cancer; Central venous catheter complication; Chemotherapy; Infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SINGAPORE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 34347327072     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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