An ultrasound method for safe and rapid central venous access

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 8, 1991, Pages 566-

  Denys, Bart G ^a   Uretsky, Barry F ^a   Reddy, P Sudhakar ^a   Ruffner, Robert J ^a   Sandhu, Jasvinder S ^a   Breishlatt, Warren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEINS; SAFETY;

EID: 0026081988     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199102213240816     Document Type: Letter

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