A dedicated consultant-led vascular access team significantly reduces out-of-hours and emergency permanent central venous access insertions

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 419-421

  Wells, John M ^a   Jawaid, Wajid B ^a   Bromley, Peter ^a   Bennett, James ^a   Arul, G Surren ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central venous catheterization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CONSULTANTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75749155450     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.10.089     Document Type: Article

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