Ultrasound confirmation of guidewire position may eliminate accidental arterial dilatation during central venous cannulation

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Gillman, Lawrence M ^a   Blaivas, Michael ^b   Lord, Jason ^a   Al Kadi, Azzam ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77954411026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-39     Document Type: Article

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