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Randomized clinical trial analyzing maintenance of peripheral venous catheters in an internal medicine unit: Heparin vs. saline

BACKGROUND: Peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) require adequate maintenance based on heparin or saline locks in order to prevent complications. Heparin has proven effective in central venous catheters, although its use in PVCs remains controversial. Our hypothesis was that saline locks are as effect...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Granda, María Jesús, Bouza, Emilio, Pinilla, Blanca, Cruces, Raquel, González, Ariana, Millán, Jesús, Guembe, María
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31905205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226251