Heart perforation by central venous catheters
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Heart perforation by central venous catheters.
Since their introduction in the early 1950s, central venous catheters have become an indispensable tool in the operating room and in the intensive care unit. At least a dozen manufacturers currently sell these devices in North America, and more than 50,000 catheters are used in Canada each year. In a large metropolitan general hospital as many as I ,~00 catheters may be used in patients annuall...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03010128