Routine chest radiographs following central line insertion: Not always necessary!

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-12

  Van Beek, Edwin J R ^a,b  

^a University of Iowa ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLEEDING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 13844314316     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.1.10     Document Type: Editorial

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3. Calvert N, Hind D, McWilliams RG, et al. The effectiveness and costeffectiveness of ultrasound locating devices for central venous access. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/ultrasoundassessmentreport.pdf. Accessed October 4, 2004