Monitoring and caring Hickman' catheter
- Author:
Bao Minh Hien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hickman' catheter
- MeSH:
Catheterization;
Bacterial Infections;
Device Removal
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;299(6):30-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From Jul.1995 to Oct.2003, at HCM City Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital, Hickman catheter was inserted on 41 patients with AML,ALL,BMT,Thalassemia. Main complications were bacterial infections, which accounted for 14,9%. In addition, some events occured accidentally such as chocking up (7,3%), breaking (4,8)% of the cuff in removal of catheter
