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Emergency and critical care providers’ perception about the use of bedside ultrasound for confirmation of above-diaphragm central venous catheter placement

INTRODUCTION: Chest radiography (CXR) is commonly used to confirm the proper placement of above-diaphragm central venous catheters (CVCs) and to detect associated complications. Recent studies have shown that point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has better sensitivity and is faster than CXR for these pu...

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Autores principales: Tran, Quincy K., Foster, Mark, Bowler, Justin, Lancaster, Mia, Tchai, Jennifer, Andersen, Katie, Matta, Ann, Haase, Daniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7002808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03113