Ultrasound of Venous Diameters for Central Line Selection: Can We "Measure Up" to Expectations?

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Editorial

Samuel Rosenblatt et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;21(12):1105-1106.

doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002501.

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

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Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasound Femoral Vein Diameter Measurement by PICU Providers.
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