Saline flush test for bedside detection of misplaced subclavian vein catheter into ipsilateral internal jugular vein

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-502

  Rath, G P ^a   Bithal, P K ^a   Toshniwal, G R ^b   Prabhakar, H ^a   Dash, H H ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications, catheter misplacement; Equipment, central venous catheter; Technique, flush test; Vein, internal jugular; Vein, subclavian cannulation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER MISPLACEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FLUSH TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; SURGICAL PATIENT; TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 62549127705     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep021     Document Type: Article

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