The accuracy of electrocardiogram-controlled central line placement

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-70

  Gebhard, Ralf E ^a   Szmuk, Peter ^b   Pivalizza, Evan G ^c   Melnikov, Vladimir ^c   Vogt, Christianne ^c   Warters, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL PATIENT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAFETY; SOFTWARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33847620165     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000250224.02440.fe     Document Type: Article

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