Anatomic relationship between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery in preschool children - An ultrasonographic study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 752-756

  Roth, Benjamin ^a   Marciniak, Bruno ^a   Engelhardt, Thomas ^b   Bissonnette, Bruno ^c  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Internal jugular vein; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CRICOID; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUGULAR VEINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINE POSITION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 47349113693     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02635.x     Document Type: Article

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