Preventing the collapse of a peripheral vein during cannulation: An evaluation of various tourniquet techniques on vein compressibility

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 659-666

  Kule, Amy ^a   Hang, Bophal ^a   Bahl, Amit ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure cuff; compressibility; peripheral vein; tourniquet; ultrasound; venous access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BODY HEIGHT; CANNULATION; COMPRESSION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PERIPHERAL VEIN COLLAPSE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOURNIQUET; VEIN DIAMETER; ARM; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ARM; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; TOURNIQUETS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84899474678     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.088     Document Type: Article

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