Central Venous Catheter Flushing Recommendations: A Systematic Evidence-Based Practice Review

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 185-190

  Conway, Margaret Anne ^a   McCollom, Claire ^a   Bannon, Cynthia ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Broviac catheters; central venous catheters; Hickman catheters; implanted ports; peripherally inserted catheters

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEPARIN; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84902516970     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454214532028     Document Type: Review

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