Comparison of central venous pressure and venous oxygen saturation from venous catheters placed in the superior vena cava or via a femoral vein: The numbers are not interchangeable

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-155

  Groombridge, Christopher J ^a   Duplooy, Darrel ^a   Adams, Brandon D ^a   Paul, Eldho ^b   Butt, Warwick ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84869779063     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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