Infections, thrombosis and technical problems are the most frequent complications when using implantable central venous access devices in patients with haemophilia. There seem to be two major experiences concerning infections in non-inhibitor patients, one is approx. 0.2 infections per 1000 days and
The risk associated with indwelling catheters in children with haemophilia
β Scribed by Rolf Ljung
- Book ID
- 108675330
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 467 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1048
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