Arterial lines in the ICU: A call for rigorous controlled trials

Chest

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1155-1158

  Garland, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT COMFORT; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETERIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84910010996     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1212     Document Type: Note

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