Pro and con ultrasound: are we missing the larger picture?

Comment

Catalin Ezaru et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Feb.

. 2011 Feb;25(1):203.

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.12.008. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

No abstract available

Comment on

Pro: ultrasound should be the standard of care for central catheter insertion.
Augoustides JG, Cheung AT. Augoustides JG, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Oct;23(5):720-4. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.06.012. Epub 2009 Aug 15. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009. PMID: 19686963 Review. No abstract available.
Con: we should not enforce the use of ultrasound as a standard of care for obtaining central venous access.
Hessel EA 2nd. Hessel EA 2nd. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Oct;23(5):725-8. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.06.020. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009. PMID: 19789059 Review. No abstract available.