Complication rates in the clinical practice of long-term use central venous catheters in cancer patients

European Journal of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-31

  Addeo, Alfredo ^a   Tonda, Laura ^a   Sirgiovanni, Marianna Paola ^a   Giacoletti, Gilberto ^a   Citro, Raffaella ^a   Ramus, Guido Vietti ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; CRT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

EID: 70349217127     PISSN: 11286598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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