Frequency of peripherally inserted central catheter complications in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 519-521

  Barrier, Angela ^a   Williams, Derek J ^a   Connelly, Megan ^b   Buddy Creech, C ^b  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Antibiotics; Catheter related infections; Child; Parenteral infusions; Pediatric; PICC

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CHILD; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; MALE; PAIN; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84860240267     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31824571b0     Document Type: Article

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