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Checking CVC position after insertion: comment on “Central venous catheter use. I. Mechanical complications,” by Polderman and Girbes

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Schummer, W., Schummer, C. Checking CVC position after insertion: comment on “Central venous catheter use. I. Mechanical complications,” by Polderman and Girbes. Intensive Care Med 28, 806 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-002-1294-6

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