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Ana Paula Tagliari1,2,3, Adriano Nunes Kochi4,5, Rodrigo Petersen Saadi1,6
1Postgraduate Program in Cardiology & Cardiovascular Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 2400, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre 90035 002, Brazil.
Abstract:
Axillary vein puncture guided by ultrasound (US-Ax) versus cephalic vein dissection in pacemaker and defibrillator implant: a multicenter randomized clinical trial is a recently published study in which 88 patients were randomized in a 1:1 fashion to one of the two methods. Even being performed by operators with not previous ultrasound-guided axillary vein puncture experience, this group presented a higher success rate, lower procedural time and comparable complication incidence.
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