Veinlite transillumination in the pediatric emergency department: A therapeutic interventional trial

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-88

  Katsogridakis, Yiannis L ^a,b   Seshadri, Roopa ^a,b   Sullivan, Christine ^a   Waltzman, Mark L ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

IV; Peripheral intravenous insertion; Transillumination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIGHTING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39449108716     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318163db5f     Document Type: Article

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