Bedside prediction of the central venous catheter insertion depth

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-227

  Ryu, H G ^a   Bahk, J H ^a   Kim, J T ^a   Lee, J H ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomy, carina; Anatomy, jugular vein; Anatomy, subclavian vein; Equipment, cannula intravascular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLAVICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; JUGULAR VEIN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TRACHEA;

EID: 33847702034     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael339     Document Type: Article

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