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Central venous catheters (CVC) are commonplace in the management of critically ill patients and serve a variety of purposes. Venous access is important for the administration of fluid and medications… Click to show full abstract
Central venous catheters (CVC) are commonplace in the management of critically ill patients and serve a variety of purposes. Venous access is important for the administration of fluid and medications as well as blood procurement needed for lab analyses. However, not every critically ill patient requires a CVC. This article highlights the key considerations, pitfalls and evidence-based practices regarding the use pediatric central venous catheters.
Keywords:
techniques complications;
venous catheters;
indications techniques;
catheters indications;
central venous
Journal Title: Seminars in pediatric surgery
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Seminars in pediatric surgery
Year Published: 2019
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