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Use of Echocardiography to Identify Appropriate Placement of a Central Venous Catheter Wire in the Vena Cava Prior to Cannulation
Author(s) -
Avila Jacob O.,
Smith Benjamin C.,
Seaberg David C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12430
Subject(s) - medicine , venipuncture , central venous catheter , catheter , superior vena cava , vein , ultrasound , vena cava , inferior vena cava , radiology , surgery
Ultrasound guidance is now the standard of care when placing a central venous catheter ( CVC ), resulting in decreased complications and increased first‐pass success rates. However, even with ultrasound guidance being used for the initial venipuncture, misplacement of a CVC in either an unwanted vein or in an artery still occurs. Here, we discuss a simple technique to assist in the adequate placement of the CVC in the vena cava using bedside echocardiography.