Detecting Medical Device Complications: Lessons From an Indwelling Pleural Catheter Clinic

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Casal, Roberto F ^a   Bashoura, Lara ^b   Ost, David ^b   Chiu, Hsienchang T ^c   Faiz, Saadia A ^b   Jimenez, Carlos A ^b   Morice, Rodolfo C ^b   Eapen, George A ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

device monitoring; medical device safety; pleural effusion; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA; QUALITY CONTROL;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84871914003     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612449475     Document Type: Article

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