Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 9-12 , February 2003

Malpositioning of Hickman catheters, left versus right sided attempts

  • Ali Ekrem Unal

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Ankara University Medical School, Ahmet Rasim sok. 35/6, Cankaya, Ankara 06550, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-312-3103333/3267; fax: +90-312-3091885
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  • Sancar Bayar

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Ankara University Medical School, Ahmet Rasim sok. 35/6, Cankaya, Ankara 06550, Turkey
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  • Mutlu Arat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Hemapheresis Unit, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey
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  • Osman İlhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Hemapheresis Unit, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey

Received 15 August 2002 ,Accepted 31 August 2002.

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PII: S1473-0502(02)00094-0

doi: 10.1016/S1473-0502(02)00094-0

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 9-12 , February 2003

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