Improving patient safety with ultrasonography guidance during internal jugular central venous catheter placement by novice practitioners

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 212-216

  Griswold Theodorson, Sharon ^a   Hannan, Hashibul ^a   Handly, Neal ^a   Pugh, Brian ^a   Fojtik, John ^a   Saks, Mark ^a   Hamilton, Richard J ^a   Wagner, David ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stick; Central venous catheter placement; Internal jugular vein; Ultrasonography guided placement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JUGULAR VEIN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 74549158810     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181b1b837     Document Type: Article

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