Classical positioning decreases the cross-sectional area of the subclavian vein

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-137

  Rodriguez, Carlos J ^a,b   Bolanowski, Audrey ^a   Patel, Kantilal ^c   Perdue, Philip ^a,b   Carter, William ^a   Lukish, Jeffrey R ^a,b,c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Patient position; Ultrasonography; Vein size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CALCULATION; CANNULATION; CHIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 33744906502     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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