Comparison of radiographic landmarks and the echocardiographic SVC/RA junction in the positioning of long-term central venous catheters

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 731-735

  Hsu, J H ^a   Wang, C K ^a   Chu, K S ^a   Cheng, K I ^a   Chuang, H Y ^a   Jaw, T S ^a   Wu, J R ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Landmark; SVC RA junction; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33750118707     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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