Measurement of the 'shoulder-umbilical' distance for insertion of umbilical catheters in newborn babies: Questionnaire study

Neonatology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-37

  Lopriore, Enrico ^a   Verheij, Gerdina H ^a   Walther, Frans J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

'Shoulder umbilical' distance; Neonates, umbilical catheter insertion; Questionnaire study; Umbilical catheter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UMBILICUS;

CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SHOULDER; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 46049110333     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112841     Document Type: Article

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