Bedside ultrasound - Experience in a palliative care unit

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 642-644

  Gishen, Faye ^a   Trotman, I ^b  

^a Edenhall Marie Curie Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Palliative; Paracentesis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; COST; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARACENTESIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ASCITES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARACENTESIS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 70350490810     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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