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Central Venous Catheters
Kenneth M. Hamilton
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Description for Central Venous Catheters
Paperback. The author addresses the different stages a patient may experience prior to receiving a VAD (Ventricular Assist Device, beginning with the various reasons for gaining venous access and specific challenges this may present e.g. age, acute and chronic disease processes, anatomical anomalies and cosmetic issues. Editor(s): Hamilton, Helen; Bodenham, Andy. Series: Wiley Series in Nursing. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJD; MMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
This book addresses all the issues a patient may experience prior to receiving a VAD. Selection of equipment, practical aspects of technique, the pros and cons of the various veins, and modifications of technique for certain circumstances are examined. Covereage also includes the roles played by radiologists, anaesthetists, surgeons, nurses, and other team memebers. Throughout the chapters a reference is made to the IV Therapy Standards published by the Royal College of Nursing IV Therapy Forum in 2003. Each chapter is evidence based and fully referenced.
This book addresses all the issues a patient may experience prior to receiving a VAD. Selection of equipment, practical aspects of technique, the pros and cons of the various veins, and modifications of technique for certain circumstances are examined. Covereage also includes the roles played by radiologists, anaesthetists, surgeons, nurses, and other team memebers. Throughout the chapters a reference is made to the IV Therapy Standards published by the Royal College of Nursing IV Therapy Forum in 2003. Each chapter is evidence based and fully referenced.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Nursing
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470019948
SKU
V9780470019948
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99-50
About Kenneth M. Hamilton
Helen Hamilton, Clinical Director, Department of Parenteral Nutrition and Vascular Access, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust, Headington. Oxford.
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