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Ultrasound makes central venous catheterisation safer, quicker and easier

Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation is easier, quicker and safer than the traditional method using landmarks, and should be the method of choice when treating critical care patients. In ...
Medscape

Minimizing Complications Associated With Percutaneous Central Venous Catheter Placement in Children

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013;14(3):273-283. Ultrasonography may be used to supplement the landmark method. [53] Three different techniques have been described. The real-time two-dimensional ultrasound ...
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Prevention of catheter tip malposition with an ultrasound-guided finger-pressure method to block the internal jugular vein during PICC placement: a meta-analysis.

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are a type of deep venipuncture, for which the catheter tip malposition rate is high. To examine the feasibility of preventing catheter tip malposition ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Guidance on the use of ultrasound locating devices for placing central venous catheters

Two-dimensional (2D) imaging ultrasound guidance is recommended as the preferred method for insertion of central venous catheters (CVCs) into the internal jugular vein (IJV) in adults and children in ...
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Wearable Ultrasound Patch on Neck (IMAGE)

When worn on the neck, the device records central blood pressure in the carotid artery (CA), internal jugular vein (Int JV) and external jugular vein (Ext JV) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...