Open AccessA Survey of the Use of Ultrasound During Central Venous Catheterization
Author(s) -
Peter L. Bailey,
Laurent G. Glance,
Michael P. Eaton,
Bob Parshall,
Scott McIntosh
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/01.ane.0000255289.78333.c2
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , american society of anesthesiologists , univariate analysis , univariate , emergency medicine , multivariate analysis , multivariate statistics , surgery , statistics , mathematics
Complications during central venous catheterization (CVC) are not rare and can be serious. The use of ultrasound (US) during CVC has been recommended to improve patient safety. We performed a survey to evaluate the frequency of, and factors influencing, US use.