A single institution observational study of early mechanical complications in central venous catheters (valved and open-ended) in children with cancer

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 704-707

  Fratino, Giuseppe ^a   Castagnola, Elio ^a   Carlini, Claudio ^a   Mazzola, Cinzia ^a   Jasonni, Vincenzo ^a   Molinari, Angelo Claudio ^a   Haupt, Riccardo ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Children; Early mechanical complications

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEVICE REMOVAL; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CATHETER BLOCKAGE; CATHETER DISLODGEMENT; CATHETER MIGRATION; CATHETER RUPTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DOUBLE LUMEN CATHETER; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL COMPLICATION; MIGRATION; OCCLUSION; OPEN ENDED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE; SINGLE LUMEN CATHETER; SINGLE LUMEN PRESSURE ACTIVATED SAFETY VALVED CATHETER; VALVED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 7644231589     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1279-3     Document Type: Article

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