title: Central venous access--catheters, technology, and physiology.
abstract: Medical-surgical nurses increasingly encounter central venous access devices. Effective patient care involves both the routine management of these devices as well as identifying potential complications and appropriate treatments. The key physiologic principles research, and clinical practices associated with vascular access technologies are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Krzywda
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods