Removal of central venous catheters

Anesthesiology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 917-918

  Keegan, Mark T ^a   Mueller, Jeff T ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84866701081     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826900cc     Document Type: Letter

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