Con: We Should Not Enforce the Use of Ultrasound as a Standard of Care for Obtaining Central Venous Access

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 725-728

  Hessel II, Eugene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

central venous access; standards of care; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL BIOPSY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349323149     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.06.020     Document Type: Note

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