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[Controlling the position of the central venous catheter using ultrasound]
M Möllmann1, W Wagner, H D Böttcher
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
Ultraschall in Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
After the insertion of a central venous line it is necessary to identify the correct position by making an x-ray of the chest. It was demonstrated in this study that it is possible to identify the correct intravascular position of the central venous catheter by ultrasonic evaluation.