Outpatient management of vascular access devices in children receiving radiotherapy: Complications and morbidity

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-501

  Bratton, Jennifer ^a   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a,b   Mcmullen, Kevin P ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric oncology; Proton therapy; Radiotherapy; Vascular access devices

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHLEBITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR ACCESS; VENOUS RETURN;

PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES;

EID: 84892518588     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24642     Document Type: Article

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