Securing central venous catheters: A comparison of sutures with staples

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 582-583

  Vinjirayer, A ^a   Jefferson, P ^a   Ball, D R ^a  

^a DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPLER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4544386291     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.009860     Document Type: Article

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