The electrocardiographic method for positioning the tip of central venous catheters

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 280-291

  Pittiruti, Mauro ^a   la Greca, Antonio ^a   Scoppettuolo, Giancarlo ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Intracavitary EKG; Malposition; Peripherally inserted central catheters; Tip position

Indexed keywords

METAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER MALPOSITION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG INJURY; METAL GUIDEWIRE; P WAVE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SYRINGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND GUIDED CENTRAL VENIPUNCTURE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 83455172387     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JVA.2011.8381     Document Type: Article

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