Should intravenous catheters be replaced routinely?

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9847, 2012, Pages 1036-1038

  Gillies, Donna ^a   O'Riordan, Elisabeth ^b  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

EID: 84866479562     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61338-5     Document Type: Note

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