Cross-sectional area of the right and left internal jugular veins

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 136-138

  Lobato, Emilio B ^a   Sulek, Cheri A ^a   Moody, Rodney L ^a   Morey, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannulation; Internal jugular veins; Trendelenburg position; Ultrasound; Valsalva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPINE POSITION; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0032934401     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(99)90075-7     Document Type: Article

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