Beware of i.v. lines;Attention : perfusion !

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 729-730

  Champion, K ^a   Delcey, V ^a   Bergmann, J F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic side effects; Intravenous lines; Therapeutic strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERFUSION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 35348964575     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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