Problems associated with indwelling central venous catheters.
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Problems associated with indwelling central venous catheters.
Forty nine Broviac or Hickman indwelling central venous catheters were inserted in 36 patients with haematological and neoplastic diseases for indications including young age, intensity of treatment, and psychological attitude. Sixteen patients suffered 29 episodes of infection related to the catheter bacteraemia (0.68 episodes per 100 days of catheter use). Infections occurred much more common...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.60.2.129