Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement through the axillary vein in cardiac critical care patients: safety and feasibility of a novel technique in a prospective observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: Placement of a central line catheter in the axillary vein using a novel ultrasound- guided bracket-assisted technique may be a feasible, safe and rapid alternative to the conventional jugular and subclavian approaches. PMID: 31274266 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31274266?dopt=Abstract

Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - July 6, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research

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