Central venous catheter practice in an adult intensive care setting in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 803-807

  Memon, Javed I ^a   Rehmani, Rifat S ^a   Venter, Joan L ^a   Alaithan, Abdulsalam ^a   Ahsan, Irfan ^a   Khan, Shabana ^a  

^a King Abdul Aziz Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PNEUMOTHORAX; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77958515380     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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