Neonatal and Pediatric Pressure Injuries Secondary to Limb Splinting for Intravascular Access: Case Series and Literature Review

JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 108-116

  Sweeney, Kyrie A ^a   Cogill, Kate ^a   Davis, Katrina ^a   Jauncey Cooke, Jacqueline I ^a,b  

^a LADY CILENTO CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

intravenous catheter; limb splinting; neonate; pediatric; pressure injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LIMB INJURY; MALE; PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SPLINTING; VASCULAR ACCESS; WOUND CARE;

EID: 85047933343     PISSN: 15528855     EISSN: 15571289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.java.2018.04.001     Document Type: Article

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