Current Specialist Awareness on Ultrasound Use for Central Venous Catheterization
Journal Title: Emergency Medicine – Open Journal - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Obtaining central venous access is a fundamental clinical skill for managing patients in a wide variety of clinical situations. The role of routine portable Ultrasound (US) in the placement of Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) has been debated and some important evidence-based guidelines supporting the liberal use of ultrasound for this specific procedure have been published.1-3 The use of ultrasound to help on central venous catheterization has shown to improve success rates with reduced complications, however the ultrasound has not been adopted worldwide for this specific end. Also, specialists’ response to new publications on this subject is unknown. It is our feeling that, although many manuscripts have already proven that the US is safe and effective, its use is not routinely observed in a daily practice.
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Bruno M. Pereira
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