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Should Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance Be Routinely Used for Central Venous Catheter Placement?

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A cardiac anesthesia fellow on his first day had just intubated a 67-year-old male undergoing an on-pump 2-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting. The patient had a history of peripheral vascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and recent non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The fellow had just finished positioning and prepping the patient for a right internal jugular central venous catheter placement when his attending walked back into the room and noticed the ultrasound equipment next to the patient’s head.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, New York, 10016, USA

    James Leonard

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  1. Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Corey S. Scher

  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Anna Clebone

  3. Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Emeritus), Former Assistant Director of Anesthesiology, Bellevue Hospital Center Retired from Department of Anesthesiology, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Sanford M. Miller

  4. Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, New York, New York, USA

    J. David Roccaforte

  5. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, Vice Chair Faculty Promotion Associate Director Anesthesia Service Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA

    Levon M. Capan

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Leonard, J. (2017). Should Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance Be Routinely Used for Central Venous Catheter Placement?. In: Scher, C., Clebone, A., Miller, S., Roccaforte, J., Capan, L. (eds) You’re Wrong, I’m Right. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43169-7_2

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