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. 2023 May;24(3):516-517.
doi: 10.1177/11297298211040353. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

Right internal jugular vein access for central venous catheterization in a prone COVID-19 patient

Alessandro Strumia  1 , Ferdinando Longo  1 , Lorenzo Schiavoni  1 , Matteo Martuscelli  1 , Francesca Claps  1 , Luigi Maria Remore  1 , Chiara Piliego  1 , Giuseppe Pascarella  1 , Felice E Agrò  1
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Right internal jugular vein access for central venous catheterization in a prone COVID-19 patient

Alessandro Strumia et al. J Vasc Access. 2023 May.
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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.
Ultrasound image of the right internal jugular vein in a prone COVID-19 patient. IJV: internal jugular vein; CA: carotid artery.
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