Pro: Ultrasound Should Be the Standard of Care for Central Catheter Insertion

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 720-724

  Augoustides, John G T ^a   Cheung, Albert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

central venous cannulation; evidence; medical negligence; meta analysis; randomized controlled trials; standard of care; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CANNULATION; CATHETERIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70349327391     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.06.012     Document Type: Note

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