Ultrasound-guided vascular access: A comprehensive review

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 345-360

  Weiner, Menachem M ^a   Geldard, Paul ^b   Mittnacht, Alexander J C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

central venous; critical care; ultrasound; vascular access

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTIFACT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COST; FEMORAL VEIN; FEMORAL VEIN CANNULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL VEIN CANNULATION; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; ULTRASOUND GUIDED VASCULAR ACCESS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES;

EID: 84875226737     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.07.007     Document Type: Review

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