Randomized, prospective, observational simulation study comparing residents needle-guided vs free-hand ultrasound techniques for central venous catheter access

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-79

  Ball, R D ^a   Scouras, N E ^a,b   Orebaugh, S ^a,c   Wilde, J ^d   Sakai, T ^a  

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

^b American Anesthesiology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

catheterization; central venous; education; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE HAND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEEDLE GUIDED ULTRASONOGRAPHIC CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 84055197923     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer329     Document Type: Article

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