Blind placements of peripherally inserted antecubital central catheters: Initial catheter tip position in relation to carina

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-88

  Venkatesan, T ^a   Sen, N ^a   Korula, P J ^a   Surendrababu, N R S ^a   Raj, J P ^a   John, P ^a   Christopher, S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Carina; Central location; Inter observer agreement; Peripherally inserted central catheters

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERICARDIUM; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845457552     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael316     Document Type: Article

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