Positioning internal jugular venous catheters using the right third intercostal space in children

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1284-1286

  Kim, K O ^a   Jo, J O ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Kim, C S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomic landmark: right third intercostal space; Anesthesia: pediatric cardiac; Procedure: central venous catheterization

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THIRD INTERCOSTAL SPACE;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; PUNCTURES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0345305778     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-6576.2003.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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