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. 2002 Apr;57(4):365-8.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02319.x.

A survey of the use of portable ultrasound for central vein cannulation on critical care units in the UK

P Jefferson  1 , M N Ogbue, K E StC Hamilton, D R Ball
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A survey of the use of portable ultrasound for central vein cannulation on critical care units in the UK

P Jefferson et al. Anaesthesia. 2002 Apr.
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Abstract

A questionnaire was sent to 288 critical care units in the UK to assess the use of portable ultrasound machines to assist central vein cannulation. There was a 58% response rate. Ultrasound guidance was used by 36 (21.6%) units for central vein cannulation. Of these, only four (11.1%) used it routinely and 25 (69.4%) used it when faced with a difficult vein cannulation. Half of the units with ultrasound facilities may be using it suboptimally. Of those units not using ultrasound for central vein cannulation, 70 (53%) said it was because of lack of equipment and 51 (38.9%) did not think that it was necessary. Overall, over half of the units did not audit complications of central vein cannulation.

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