Malpositioning of peripherally inserted central catheters is less frequent when the left arm is used.

J Clin Anesth

Department of Anaesthesiology, Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Published: February 2014

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