Inpatient peripherally inserted central venous catheter complications: Should peripherally inserted central catheter lines be placed in the intensive care unit setting?

American Surgeon

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 925-927

  Martyak, Michael ^a   Kabir, Ishraq ^a   Britt, Rebecca ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027855928     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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