Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation is easier ... to result in blood stream infections or complications, such as puncture of an artery, than the normal catheterisation procedure.

Follow standard sterile precautions when placing a central ... subclavian vein is near the center of the ultrasound image. Gently palpate the skin to confirm that the intended puncture site ...

Real-time ultrasound (US) guidance for central venous catheter (CVC ... decrease in the risk of accidental arterial puncture with the use of US-guided CVC insertion was also observed.

One venous puncture, rather than two, is a safe and effective approach to intravascular ultrasound-guided inferior vena cava filter placement in critically-ill patients, a new study shows.

The advantages of ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation include the identification ... potential to reduce the incidence of complications related to initial venous puncture, which is the ...

The real-time two-dimensional ultrasound technique involves visualization of the target vein to confirm patency ... 1.47), arterial puncture (odds ratio 0.32, 95% confidence interval 0.06, 1. ...

In the central ... an ultrasound probe is used to localize the vein and to measure its depth beneath the skin. Under ultrasound visualization, the introducer needle is then guided through the ...

Insertion requires aiming a needle deep into the body to puncture the ... we can see the vein and guide the needle with direct visualization." Ultrasound-guided central line placement has been ...

The advantages of ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation include the identification ... potential to reduce the incidence of complications related to initial venous puncture, which is the ...