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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Real-time ultrasound guidance for internal jugular vein catheterization in neonates: preliminary experience
Authors:
M Di Nardo, F Stoppa, C Tomasello, C Cecchetti, M Marano, D Perrotta, E Pasotti, N Pirozzi
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Recent studies reported that real-time ultrasound guidance for internal jugular vein catheterization is useful in infants. However, this technique is sometimes difficult even for skilled physicians. The aim of our study is therefore to evaluate the success rate and the complication rate of this technique performed by ultrasound-trained pediatric intensivists in neonates. …