Complications associated with arterial catheterization in children

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-371

  King, Mary A ^a,b,c   Garrison, Michelle M ^a,b,c   Vavilala, Monica S ^a,b,c   Zimmerman, Jerry J ^a,b,c   Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b,c,d  

^a Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial; Catheter; Complication; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOSIS; CATHETERIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61749084910     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318172d94f     Document Type: Article

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