Placing of tunneled central venous catheters prior to induction chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-313

  Handrup, Mette Møller ^a   Møller, Jens Kjølseth ^a   Frydenberg, Morten ^b   Schrøder, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Blood stream infection; Central venous catheter; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955122990     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22530     Document Type: Article

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