Complications of Central Venous Access

Central Venous Catheters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 175-205

  Bodenham, Andrew R ^a   Simcock, Liz ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial puncture; Catheter related sepsis; Central venous access complications; Great vein perforation; Insertion related arrhythmias; Major air embolus; Pleural effusions; Pneumothorax; Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055157497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470750186.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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