Can electrocardiogram-controlled central line placement decrease the need for routine chest radiographs after central venous cannulation? [32]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1614-1615

  Gebhard, Ralf E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; MEDICAL EXPERT; PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; NOTE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 34249033947     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000263292.22264.d0     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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