Peripheral intravenous catheter-related phlebitis and related risk factors

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 733-736

  Nassaji Zavareh, Mohammad ^a   Ghorbani, R ^a,b  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Department of Biostatistics ^*

Author keywords

Burns; Catheter related complications; Diabetes mellitus; Peripheral intravenous catheter; Phlebitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INDURATION; SURGICAL WARD; CATHETERIZATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED;

BURNS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34748891735     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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