Utility of peripheral intravenous cannulae inserted in one tertiary referral emergency department: A medical record audit

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-25

  Fry, Margaret ^a   Romero, Bernadine ^b   Berry, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catherization, peripheral; Clinical audit; Emergency service, hospital; Infusions, intravenous; Medical audit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANNULA; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL AUDIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CANNULA; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84958108749     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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