Safe placement of central venous catheters: Where should the tip of the catheter lie?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 188-191

  Fletcher, S J ^a   Bodenham, A R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EXTRAVASATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; NAUSEA; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PERICARDIUM; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; VEIN RUPTURE;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; VEINS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0033859579     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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