Description of a new non-injectable connector to reduce the complications of arterial blood sampling

Anaesthesia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-55

  Mariyaselvam, M Z ^a   Heij, R E ^b   Laba, D ^c   Richardson, J A ^a   Hodges, E J ^a   Maduakor, C A ^c   Carter, J J ^d   Young, P J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d York NHS Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTERIAL BLOOD SAMPLING KIT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYCARDIA; CANNULA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NON INJECTABLE CONNECTOR; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SYRINGE; TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; BACTERIA; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MANIKINS; MEDICAL AUDIT; SYRINGES;

EID: 84916623288     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12884     Document Type: Article

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