Vein measurement by peripherally inserted central catheter nurses using ultrasound: A reliability study

JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 234-238

  Sharp, Rebecca ^a   Gordon, Andrea ^a   Mikocka Walus, Antonina ^b   Childs, Jessie ^a   Grech, Carol ^a   Cummings, Melita ^c   Esterman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

peripherally inserted central catheter; ultrasound; vein measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL VEIN; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CEPHALIC VEIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; REGISTERED NURSE; ULTRASOUND; VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 84889043031     PISSN: 15528855     EISSN: 15571289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.java.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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