Implication of the Anatomy of the Pericardial Reflection on Positioning of Central Venous Catheters

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 777-780

  Bayer, Ole ^a   Schummer, Claudia ^a   Richter, Konrad ^a   Fröber, Rosemarie ^a   Schummer, Wolfram ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

adverse effects; central venous catheterization; pericardial reflection; pericardial tamponade; superior vena cava; variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PERICARDIUM; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33751318725     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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