Totally implanted venous access devices implanted in the saphenous vein. relation between the reservoir site and comfort/discomfort of the patients

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1127.e9-1127.e13

  Toro, Adriana ^a   Mannino, Maurizio ^a   Cappello, Giovanni ^a   Celeste, Sofia ^a   Cordio, Stefano ^b   Di Carlo, Isidoro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Garibaldi Nesima Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NURSE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEX; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE VENOUS ACCESS DEVICE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84867627840     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: 16155947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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