Use of Ultrasound Guidance Improves Central Venous Catheter Insertion Success Rates Among Junior Residents
Dodge KL, Lynch CA, Moore CL, Biroscak BJ, Evans LV. Use of Ultrasound Guidance Improves Central Venous Catheter Insertion Success Rates Among Junior Residents. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2012, 31: 1519-1526. PMID: 23011614, DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.10.1519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral venous catheter insertionVenous catheter insertionInsertion success rateCatheter insertionFirst cannulationUS guidanceLandmark techniqueMechanical complicationsCannulation successUltrasound guidanceJunior residentsSuccess rateSuccessful insertionOverall success rateIndependent ratersBlinded independent ratersPatient comorbiditiesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCannulation rateInsertion successCannulationSecondary analysisResident specialtyInsertion training