The carina as a landmark for central venous catheter placement in small children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 264-266

  Albrecht, Knut ^a   Breitmeier, Dirk ^a   Panning, Bernhard ^a   Tröger, Hans Dieter ^a   Nave, Heike ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Central venous catheter; Children; Parenteral nutrition; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; BREAST; CADAVER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERICARDIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TECHNIQUE; THORAX; TRACHEA RIDGE;

CARTILAGE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERICARDIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; TRACHEA; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33344458216     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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