Ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular catheterization in pediatric patients: a narrative review

Abstract Peripheral vascular catheterization (PVC) in pediatric patients is technically challenging. Ultrasound guidance has gained the most interest in perioperative and intensive care fields because it visualizes the exact location of small target vessels and is less invasive than other techniques...

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Main Authors: Yoshinobu Nakayama, Jun Takeshita, Yasufumi Nakajima, Nobuaki Shime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03305-7