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. 2017 Jun;45(3):179-180.
doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2017.92979. Epub 2017 Feb 1.

Determination of Absence of Right Internal Jugular Vein During Ultrasonographic Guided Central Venous Cannulation

Mehmet Ali Erdoğan  1 , Yusuf Ziya Çolak  1 , Osman Kaçmaz  1 , Mehmet Kolu  2 , Hüseyin İlksen Toprak  2
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Determination of Absence of Right Internal Jugular Vein During Ultrasonographic Guided Central Venous Cannulation

Mehmet Ali Erdoğan et al. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2017 Jun.
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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Doppler ultrasonography image of the right neck region. The right carotid artery is visible, but the right internal jugular vein is not present
Figure 2
Figure 2
Doppler ultrasonography image of the left neck region. The left carotid artery and left internal jugular vein are visible
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