Connecting multiple low-flow intravenous infusions in the newborn: Problems and possible solutions

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Levi, Daniel S ^a   Peterson, Nick ^a   Shah, Sanjay D ^a   Rakholia, Bhavika ^a   Haught, Austin ^a   Carman, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug infusion systems; Infusion pumps; Intravenous infusions; Medical devices; Neonatal intensive care; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; INFUSION PUMP; INFUSION SYSTEM; MULTIPLE INFUSION CONNECTOR DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOPCOCK SYSTEM; SYRINGE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 77949473562     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181cead7f     Document Type: Article

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