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The Ultrasound‐Only Central Venous Catheter Placement and Confirmation Procedure
Author(s) -
Saul Turandot,
Doctor Michael,
Kaban Nicole L.,
Avitabile Nicholas C.,
Siadecki Sebastian D.,
Lewiss Resa E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.34.7.1301
Subject(s) - medicine , central venous catheter , catheter , pneumothorax , emergency department , diaphragm (acoustics) , critically ill , ultrasound , surgery , radiology , intensive care medicine , nursing , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
The placement of a central venous catheter remains an important intervention in the care of critically ill patients in the emergency department. We propose an ultrasound‐first protocol for 3 aspects of central venous catheter placement above the diaphragm: dynamic procedural guidance, evaluation for pneumothorax, and confirmation of the catheter tip location.