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. 2023 Mar;24(2):348-349.
doi: 10.1177/11297298211022249. Epub 2021 Jul 3.

Peripherally central catheter insertion in a prone COVID-19 patient

Ferdinando Longo  1 , Alessandro Strumia  1 , Lorenzo Schiavoni  1 , Matteo Martuscelli  1 , Francesca Claps  1 , Chiara Piliego  1 , Luigi Maria Remore  1 , Felice Eugenio Agrò  1
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Peripherally central catheter insertion in a prone COVID-19 patient

Ferdinando Longo et al. J Vasc Access. 2023 Mar.
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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(a and b) Patient’s arm positioned to access the left basilic vein in prone position and sterile field preparation and (c) ultrasound image of the patient’s left basilic vein in prone position.
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