Complications of PORT-A-CATH® in patients with sickle cell disease
Summary: Background: Red cell exchange/transfusion is frequently used in the management of patients with medical complications related to acute severe sickle cell disease (SCD). However, peripheral venous access is often difficult without central venous catheters (CVCs) in adult patients with moder...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034111001055 |