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Published in: Critical Care 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Editorial

Ultrasound-guided vessel puncture: calling for Pythagoras’ help

Authors: Gaël Piton, Gilles Capellier, Hadrien Winiszewski

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

Vascular access is routinely performed by critical care physicians and the use of ultrasonography is recommended [1]. However, complications during vessel puncture are not rare, particularly for residents in training with low levels of experience [2]. Reminding about the properties of the isosceles right triangle might be of interest to teach young fellows a secure step by step technique for vessel catheterization. …
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Metadata
Title
Ultrasound-guided vessel puncture: calling for Pythagoras’ help
Authors
Gaël Piton
Gilles Capellier
Hadrien Winiszewski
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2228-1

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