The management of totally implanted venous ports in the ambulatory oncologic patient

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-26

  Dal Molin, Alberto ^a   Guerretta, L ^a   Mazzufero, F ^b   Rasero, L ^c  

^a OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Complications; Nursing; Port; Venous access devices

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; HEPARIN; POVIDONE IODINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; GAUZE DRESSING; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLID TUMOR; SURGICAL GLOVE; SYRINGE; VASCULAR ACCESS; AMBULATORY CARE; CANCER CENTER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; ITALY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65549106417     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980901000104     Document Type: Article

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