Rotation of the head might not be recommended for internal jugular puncture in infants and children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 844-847

  Arai, Toshimi ^a   Matsuda, Yoshifumi ^a   Koizuka, Kyoko ^a   Yasuoka, Asako ^a  

^a Gumna Children S Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Infants and children; Internal jugular vein; Rotation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; CRICOID; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROBE; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SKIN; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ULTRASOUND; VEIN PUNCTURE;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMANS; INFANT; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; PUNCTURES; ROTATION;

EID: 68849092239     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03111.x     Document Type: Article

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