Transesophageal echocardiography guided optimal positioning of central venous catheter tip in superior vena cava during surgical repair of sinus venosus atrial septal defect.

We describe a case of SVC type SVASD, where the SVC-right pulmonary artery crossing point imaged on transesophageal echocardiography was used as an echocardiographic landmark for optimal positioning of the CVC tip. PMID: 33413025 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - January 9, 2021 Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research