An Ultrasound Study of Cerebral Venous Drainage after Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization

Objectives. It has been advocated that internal jugular vein (IJV) cannulation in patients at risk for intracranial hypertension could impair cerebral venous return. Aim of this study was to demonstrate that ultrasound-guided IJV cannulation in elective neurosurgical patients is safe and does not im...

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Main Authors: Davide Vailati, Massimo Lamperti, Matteo Subert, Alberto Sommariva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/685481
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