Silicone elastomer catheter for chronic
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Max Haid; Stephen A. Lipschultz; Annmarie Caughron
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals' series of 157 consecutive silicone elastomer central venous catheter insertions is reviewed. The total experience was 12,721 patient days (34.85 patient years). The complication rate of insertion was 1.91 % , but no patient required chest tube drainage. Seven ca