Complication Rate of Venous Access Procedures Performed by a Radiology Practitioner Assistant Compared with Interventional Radiology Physicians and Supervised Trainees

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1001-1004

  Benham, Joseph R ^a   Culp, William C ^a   Wright, Lonnie B ^a   McCowan, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPLICATION RATE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENT; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547155599     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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