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Critical Care
Published in: Critical Care 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Letter

Trigonometry in daily ultrasound practice

Authors: Alessandro De Cassai, Ludovica Sandei, Michele Carron

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

We have read with interest the editorial by Piton et al. [1] regarding application of Pythagoras’ theorem in central venous cannulation. Geometry is at the base of our daily life and we should apply his theorems and axioms to obtain the best result in our daily practice. …
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1.
Piton G, Capellier G, Winiszewski H. Ultrasound-guided vessel puncture:Calling for Pythagoras’ help. Crit Care. 2018;22:292.CrossRef
2.
Schulman PM, Gerstein NS, Merkel MJ, Braner DA, Tegtmeyer K. Ultrasound-guided cannulation of the subclavian vein. N Engl J Med. 2018;379(1):e1.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Trigonometry in daily ultrasound practice
Authors
Alessandro De Cassai
Ludovica Sandei
Michele Carron
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/s13054-018-2282-8

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