Heparin for prolonging peripheral intravenous catheter use in neonates: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 274-277

  Upadhyay, A ^a   Verma, K K ^a   Lal, P ^a   Chawla, D ^b   Sreenivas, V ^c  

^a LLRM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; HEPARIN; PIPERACILLIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER PATENCY; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925970397     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.203     Document Type: Article

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