Ultrasonography as a guide during vascular access procedures and in the diagnosis of complications

Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 161-170

  Vezzani, A ^a   Manca, T ^a   Vercelli, A ^b   Braghieri, A ^b   Magnacavallo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ultrasound; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY PUNCTURE; AXILLARY VEIN; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD VESSEL PERFORATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEEDLE; NERVE LESION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN PUNCTURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84889048693     PISSN: 19713495     EISSN: 18767931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40477-013-0046-5     Document Type: Review

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