The incidence of retained guidewires after central venous catheterization in a tertiary care center

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1528-1530

  Omar, Hesham R ^a   Sprenker, Collin ^b   Karlnoski, Rachel ^b,c   Mangar, Devanand ^c   Miller, Jordan ^a   Camporesi, Enrico M ^c  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Florida Gulf to Bay Anesthesiology Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84885301825     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.07.009     Document Type: Letter

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