Comparison of the bedside central venous catheter placement techniques: Landmark vs electrocardiogram guidance

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 662-666

  Lee, J H ^a   Bahk, J H ^b   Ryu, H G ^b   Jung, C W ^b   Jeon, Y ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Equipment, cannulae intravascular; Monitoring, electrocardiography; Veins, jugular cannulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL LANDMARK; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLAVICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; JUGULAR VEIN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149088539     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep046     Document Type: Article

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