Practical anatomic landmarks for determining the insertion depth of central venous catheter in paediatric patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 820-823

  Na, H S ^a   Kim, J T ^b   Kim, H S ^b   Bahk, J H ^b   Kim, C S ^b   Kim, S D ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anatomy, jugular vein; Veins, jugular, canulation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EVALUATION STUDY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; JUGULAR VEIN; NEWBORN; NIPPLE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVICLE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUGULAR VEINS; NIPPLES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; TRACHEA;

EID: 67649424587     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep078     Document Type: Article

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