Real-time ultrasound-guided subclavian vein cannulation versus the landmark method in critical care patients: A prospective randomized study

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1607-1612

  Fragou, Mariantina ^a   Gravvanis, Andreas ^a   Dimitriou, Vasilios ^a   Papalois, Apostolos ^b   Kouraklis, Gregorios ^c   Karabinis, Andreas ^d   Saranteas, Theodosios ^e   Poularas, John ^a   Papanikolaou, John ^f   Davlouros, Periklis ^g   Labropoulos, Nicos ^h   Karakitsos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Laboratory of Experimental Surgery   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^e NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^h STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; subclavian vein cannulation; technique; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY VEIN; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LANDMARK METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENTILATED PATIENT;

EID: 79959662270     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318218a1ae     Document Type: Article

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