Clinical experience with power-injectable PICCs in intensive care patients

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pittiruti, Mauro ^a   Brutti, Alberto ^b   Celentano, Davide ^b   Pomponi, Massimiliano ^b   Biasucci, Daniele G ^b   Annetta, Maria G ^b   Scoppettuolo, Giancarlo ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; POWER INJECTABLE PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; VEIN PUNCTURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; INJECTION; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84860742761     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11181     Document Type: Article

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