Variation in identifying neonatal percutaneous central venous line position

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 540-543

  Odd, D E ^a,c   Battin, M R ^b,c   Kuschel, C A ^b  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Central; Contrast media; Infant; Newborn; Observer variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; X RAY FILM;

AUSTRALIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 6344265357     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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