Effectiveness of heparin solution versus normal saline in maintaining patency of intravenous locks in neonates: A double blind randomized controlled study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2677-2685

  Arnts, Inge J J ^a   Heijnen, Johanna A ^a   Wilbers, Henriette T M ^a   van der Wilt, Gert Jan ^a   Groenewoud, Johannes M M ^a   Liem, Kian D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Heparin; Intravenous locks; Neonates; Newborns; Saline

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MAINTENANCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81955168063     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05718.x     Document Type: Article

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