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Vascular Cannulation

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Vascular cannulation is an essential tool for fluid and drug administration, accurate monitoring of hemodynamic parameters, and blood sampling in critically ill patients. Preparation, indications, contraindications, clinical utility, and techniques for vascular cannulation are reviewed in this chapter. The sites of catheterization and complications of arterial, central venous, and pulmonary artery catheterization are also presented.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Shawn E. Banks MD (Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Albert J. Varon MD (Professor and Vice Chairman for Education)

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  2. University Hospital Intensive Care Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Flávio E. Nácul

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Banks, S.E., Varon, A.J. (2010). Vascular Cannulation. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_3

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