Intraosseous vascular access is safe, effective and costs less than central venous catheters for patients in the hospital setting

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-224

  Dolister, Michael ^a   Miller, Stephen ^b   Borron, Stephen ^c   Truemper, Edward ^d   Shah, Manoj ^e   Lanford, Muriel R ^f   Philbeck, Thomas E ^f  

^a Baptist Hospital Pensacola   (United States)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^e ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Vidacare Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Intraosseous vascular access; IO access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEVICE SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR IMPLANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAOSSEOUS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885829856     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000130     Document Type: Article

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