Comparison of Venous Thrombosis Complications in Midlines Versus Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Are Midlines the Safer Option?

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 25, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Bahl, Amit ^a   Karabon, Patrick ^b   Chu, David ^b  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter related thrombosis; deep venous thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; superficial venous thrombophlebitis; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85063631591     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: 19382723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029619839150     Document Type: Article

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