Use of ultrasound guidance in central venous catheter placement by emergency physicians in Saudi Arabia.

CONCLUSION: Despite existing evidence and a consensus on its superiority over the landmark technique, USG-CVC placement has not been adopted by a small proportion of EPs into clinical practice. Formal training, education, and institutional provision of permanent onsite US machines may address any barriers. PMID: 32601636 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32601636?dopt=Abstract

Source: Saudi Medical Journal - July 2, 2020 Category: Middle East Health Tags: Saudi Med J Source Type: research