Complications of central venous access devices: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e1331-e1344

  Ullman, Amanda J ^a,b,c   Marsh, Nicole ^b,c,d   Mihala, Gabor ^c,e,f   Cooke, Marie ^a,b,c   Rickard, Claire M ^a,b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Health and Medical Research Council   (United States)

^c Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research Group   (United States)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER BREAKAGE; CATHETER DISLODGEMENT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN;

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84947230285     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1507     Document Type: Review

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