Central venous lines and how to manage them

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Stolfi, Ilaria ^a   Boccanera, Francesca ^a   Chiara, Castellano ^a   Ticchiarelli, Alessandra ^a   Fassi, Carla ^a   Giannini, Luigi ^a   Moretti, Corrado ^a   Colarizi, Patrizia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Central venous catheter; Newborn; Peripherally inserted central venous catheter; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76249125200     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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