Effects of Vein Width and Depth on Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Success Rates

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-75

  Witting, Michael D ^a   Schenkel, Stephen M ^a   Lawner, Benjamin J ^a   Euerle, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

catheterization; emergency service, hospital; injections, intravenous; phlebotomy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJECTION; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ACCESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGAN SIZE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEIN;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORGAN SIZE; PHLEBOTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VEINS;

EID: 77953618298     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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