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Central venous catheter, device
Known as:
Venous Catheter, Central
, Central Venous Access Catheter
, catheter central venous
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A tube surgically placed into a blood vessel for the purpose of giving intravenous fluid and drugs. It also can be used to obtain blood samples. This…
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CENTRAL LINE DRESSING CHANGE KIT, LSL #2903
Cannula device
Catheterization, Central Venous
Devices
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Broader (1)
Intravenous Catheters
Narrower (3)
Peripherally inserted central catheter (physical object)
groshong catheters
tunneled catheters
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Thrombotic Complications of Central Venous Catheters in Cancer Patients
M. Monreal
,
E. Davant
Acta Haematologica
2001
Corpus ID: 31092165
Today many patients with cancer have indwelling long-term central venous catheters. Benefits from catheter use include increased…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Efficacy of silver-coating central venous catheters in reducing bacterial colonization.
Alfons Bach
,
Heinrich Eberhardt
,
Annette Frick
,
Heinfried Schmidt
,
Bernd W. Böttiger
,
Eike Martin
Critical Care Medicine
1999
Corpus ID: 31362510
OBJECTIVE To compare silver-coated and uncoated central venous catheters regarding bacterial colonization. To assess the relative…
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Leptin in human plasma is derived in part from the brain, and cleared by the kidneys
M. Esler
,
M. Vaz
,
+5 authors
G. Lambert
The Lancet
1998
Corpus ID: 45089442
Review
1998
Review
1998
Central venous catheter-related bacteraemia in critically ill neonates: risk factors and impact of a prevention programme.
A. Maas
,
P. Flament
,
A. Pardou
,
A. Deplano
,
M. Dramaix
,
M. Struelens
Journal of Hospital Infection
1998
Corpus ID: 3843091
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Antiseptic-impregnated central venous catheters reduce the incidence of bacterial colonization and associated infection in immunocompromised transplant patients.
Shane George
,
P. Vuddamalay
,
M. Boscoe
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
1997
Corpus ID: 21241308
The incidence of bacterial colonization of central venous catheters using a standard polyurethane catheter was compared with that…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Outbreak of Pseudomonas cepacia bacteremia in oncology patients.
David A Pegues
,
L. Carson
,
+4 authors
C. Woernle
Clinical Infectious Diseases
1993
Corpus ID: 27631744
In 1991, an outbreak of Pseudomonas cepacia bacteremia (PCB) occurred among patients at an oncology clinic in Alabama. A case…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Fungemia in Patients with Leukemia
P. Martino
,
C. Girmenia
,
+4 authors
F. Mandelli
American Journal of the Medical Sciences
1993
Corpus ID: 41718580
A nine-year retrospective study on fungemia in patients with leukemia was conducted. A total of 79 episodes of fungemia in 77…
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Total parenteral nutrition as the sole therapy in Crohn's disease—a prospective study
J. Müller
,
H. Keller
,
H. Erasmi
,
H. Pichlmaier
British Journal of Surgery
1983
Corpus ID: 38046780
The effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) as sole therapy was studied in 30 consecutive cases of complicated Crohn's disease…
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Long-term parenteral nutrition. II. Catheter-related complications.
K. Ladefoged
,
F. Efsen
,
J. Christoffersen
,
S. Jarnum
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
1981
Corpus ID: 25639014
Catheter-related complications were investigated in 70 patients receiving long-term parenteral nutrition (LTPN) for 1 to 63…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Comparison of 125I fibrinogen count scanning with phlebography for detection of venous thrombi after elective hip surgery.
W. Harris
,
E. Salzman
,
+5 authors
H. Sise
New England Journal of Medicine
1975
Corpus ID: 32076872
A comparison was made of 125I fibrinogen count scanning and phlebography in 142 limbs of 83 patients without known prior deep…
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