Relationship of the internal jugular vein to the common carotid artery: Implications for ultrasound-guided vascular access

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 351-355

  Maecken, Tim ^a   Marcon, Christina ^a   Bomas, Stefanie ^a   Zenz, Michael ^a   Grau, Thomas ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Carotid puncture; Internal jugular vein; Ultrasound; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; ROTATION; SUPINE POSITION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CRICOID CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79959843263     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328341a492     Document Type: Article

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