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The Supraclavicular Fossa Ultrasound View for Central Venous Catheter Placement and Catheter Change Over Guidewire
Published on: December 23, 2014
Failure mode and effects analysis applied to central venous catheter placement
James R Duncan1, Daniel Harwood2, Bruno Maranhao3
1Radiology, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA jrduncan@wustl.edu.
Abstract:
Despite diligent efforts, complications continue to occur during the placement of central venous catheters (CVCs). Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis has been promoted as a process improvement tool and this review describes the strategic application of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to CVC placement. The objective is to demonstrate the utility of FMEA first as a tool for identifying quality or safety issues and second for guiding mitigation efforts.

