[Introduction to intravenous therapy].
After defining what intravenous therapy consists of, the author takes his readers through a historical summary about intravenous therapy in order to explain its origins and its applications. The author also describes the principal cases in which intravenous therapy use is warranted.
Salas Campoa
Luis
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Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital General Universitario Vail d'Hebron, Barcelona. luisuci@hotmail.com
D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous