Central venous catheterization in infants and children - Small caliber audio-Doppler probe versus ultrasound scanner

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 858-861

  Arai, Toshimi ^a,b   Masao, Yamashita ^a  

^a Ibaraki Children's Hospital   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Children's Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infants and children; Ultrasound device: small caliber audio Doppler probe; Ultrasound scanner; Veins: internal jugular vein

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VASCULAR ACCESS; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; JUGULAR VEIN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUGULAR VEINS;

EID: 33644697568     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01579.x     Document Type: Article

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