Correct positioning of central venous catheters with ECG guidance in paediatric patients

Michael Hafeneder1, Sebastian Schulz-Stübner, Herbert Trautner

  • 1From the Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg (MH); Deutsches Beratungszentrum für Hygiene (BZH GmbH), Freiburg, Germany (SS-S); Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg (HT); Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm (MB); Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg (NR); and Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany (FK).

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