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Cross-sectional area of the femoral vein varies with leg position and distance from the inguinal ligament

PURPOSE: The risk of complications associated with femoral venous catheterization could be potentially reduced if the procedure was performed at the location where the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the vessel is the largest. The diameter of the femoral vein depends on leg position as well as the dis...

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Autores principales: Czyzewska, Dorota, Ustymowicz, Andrzej, Kowalewski, Radoslaw, Zurada, Anna, Krejza, Jaroslaw
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5555629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28806411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182623