Relative incidence of phlebitis associated with peripheral intravenous catheters in the lower versus upper extremities

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 913-916

  Benaya, A ^a   Schwartz, Y ^a   Kory, R ^a   Yinnon, A M ^a,b   Ben Chetrit, E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ARM; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84939951024     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2304-7     Document Type: Article

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