Ultrasound Guidance versus the Landmark Technique for the Placement of Central Venous Catheters in the Emergency Department

H. Miller, Adam; Roth, Brett; Mills, Trevor; R. Woody, Jay; E. Longmoor, Charles; A. Foster, Barbara

doi:10.1197/aemj.9.8.800

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Ultrasound Guidance versus the Landmark Technique for the Placement of Central Venous Catheters in the Emergency Department

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Authors:

Adam H. Miller

Brett Roth

Trevor Mills

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare ultrasound (US)-guided vs. landmark-guided techniques for central venous access (CVA) in the emergency department. METHODS: This was a prospective study of consecutive patients enrolled at a university teaching hospital with an annual census of approximately 100,000. On even da...

Subject

Medicine

Emergency department

Mann–Whitney U test

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