Short-term femoral vein catheterization rarely causes thrombosis or bacteremia

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-36

  Casanegra, Ana Isabel ^a,b   Brannan, Scott ^a,b   Dadu, Ramona ^a,b   Ong, Philip ^a,b   Berner, Mitchell ^a,b   Spinning, Kristopher ^a,b   Hughes, Terence ^a,b   Marrinan, Greg ^a,b   Zinn, Kenneth ^a,b   Manthous, Constantine ^a,b  

^a BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Catheterization; Deep vein thrombosis; Femoral vein

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; TREATMENT DURATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMORAL VEIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 78651431731     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.696     Document Type: Article

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