Open AccessVariation in the Practice of Central Venous Catheter and Chest Tube Insertions among Surgery Residents
Author(s) -
Edward Eun Cho,
Elizabeth Bevilacqua,
Jeffrey Brewer,
James M. Hassett,
Weidun Alan Guo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_124_15
Subject(s) - medicine , central venous catheter , likert scale , catheter , general surgery , surgery , statistics , mathematics
Central venous catheter (CVC) and chest tube (CT) insertions are common bedside procedures frequently performed by surgery residents. Despite published guidelines, variability in the practice exists. We sought to characterize the surgery residents' practice patterns surrounding these two bedside procedures.