Optimal positioning of right-sided internal jugular venous catheters: Comparison of intra-atrial electrocardiography versus Peres' formula

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-14

  Joshi, Anish ^a,b   Bhosale, Guruprasad ^a   Parikh, Geeta ^a   Shah, Veena ^a  

^a Civil Hospital Campus   (India)

^b Nr Stadium Petrol Pump   (India)

Author keywords

Central venous catheterization; Intra atrial electrocardiography; Peres' height formula

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 44849119803     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.40943     Document Type: Review

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