The importance of ideal central venous access device tip position

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  York, Nicola ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; Central venous access devices; Patient safety; Thrombosis; Tip placement; Venous catheters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871240153     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.sup15.s19     Document Type: Article

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