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Action Needed to Prevent Serious Tissue Injury with IV Promethazine. Medication Safety Alert! 11, no. 16 (2006): 1-3. Read Full Article
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Cunha, B. A., N. Hamid, H. Kessler, and S. Parchuri. Daptomycin Cure after Cefazolin Treatment Failure of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus (MSSA) Tricuspid Valve Acute Bacterial Endocarditis from a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Line. Heart Lung 34, no. 6 (2005): 442-7. Link to Reference
Deitcher, S. R., M. R. Fesen, P. M. Kiproff, P. A. Hill, X. Li, E. R. McCluskey, and C. P. Semba. Safety and Efficacy of Alteplase for Restoring Function in Occluded Central Venous Catheters: Results of the Cardiovascular Thrombolytic to Open Occluded Lines Trial. J Clin Oncol 20, no. 1 (2002): 317-24. Link to Reference
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DL Schwab, LK Olson. Zone of Inhibition Study of CHG-Containing Antiseptic Devices. American Journal of Infection Control 35, no. 5 (2007): E27-E28. Link to Reference
Ernst, A., S. Weiss, S. Park, K. Takakuwa, and D. Diercks. Prochlorperazine Versus Promethazine for Uncomplicated Nausea and Vomiting in the Emergency Department: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians 36, no. 2 (2000). Link to Reference
Gahart, B., and A. Nazareno, eds. 2001 Intravenous Medications. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 2001. Link to Reference
Haire, W. D., S. R. Deitcher, K. M. Mullane, M. R. Jaff, C. M. Firszt, G. A. Schulz, D. M. Schuerr, L. B. Schwartz, T. L. Mouginis, and R. P. Barton. Recombinant Urokinase for Restoration of Patency in Occluded Central Venous Access Devices. A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Thromb Haemost 92, no. 3 (2004): 575-82. Link to Reference
Huffam, S., S. P. Jacups, P. Kittler, and B. J. Currie. Out of Hospital Treatment of Patients with Melioidosis Using Ceftazidime in 24 H Elastomeric Infusors, Via Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters. Trop Med Int Health 9, no. 6 (2004): 715-7. Link to Reference
Kamala, F., N. Y. Boo, F. C. Cheah, and K. Birinder. Randomized Controlled Trial of Heparin for Prevention of Blockage of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Neonates. Acta Paediatr 91, no. 12 (2002): 1350-6. Link to Reference
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