Peripherally inserted central catheters: Bigger is not necessarily better

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-7

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY BUILD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER SIZE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EDITORIAL; EXPERT NURSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79960411413     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0257     Document Type: Editorial

References (1)

1. Nifong TP, McDevitt TJ. The effect of catheter to vein ratio on blood flow rates in a simulated model of peripherally inserted central venous catheters. Chest. 2011;140(1):48-53.