Open AccessThe incidence of complications of central venous catheters at an intensive care unit
Author(s) -
AH Hamizatul Akmal,
Mumtaz Hasan,
A. G. Mariam
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.32232
Subject(s) - medicine , central venous catheter , intensive care unit , incidence (geometry) , complication , catheter , retrospective cohort study , surgery , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , physics , optics
Central venous catheter (CVC) placement in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a common practice and is being increasingly used also in general wards. Its use is associated with both mechanical and infectious complications.