Incidents and complications of totally implanted vascular access devices in children: a prospective study.

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Published in Patient Saf Surg on November 13, 2008

Authors

Stéphane Tercier1, Christophe Gapany1, Manuel Diezi2, Chantal Clément2, Katy Lemay2, Jean-Marc Joseph1

Author Affiliations

1: Pediatric Surgery, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
2: Pediatric oncology and hematology unit, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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