Ultrasound-guided cannulation of IJV in pediatric patients: Are meta-analyses sufficient?: Correspondence

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-374

  Lamperti, Massimo ^a   Cortellazzi, Paolo ^a   Caldiroli, Dario ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY PUNCTURE; CANNULATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; EYE HAND COORDINATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEARNING; LETTER; NEEDLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN INJURY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUGULAR VEINS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77949300614     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03276.x     Document Type: Letter

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