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Central Line Placement

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A 55-year-old diabetic female patient was brought to the emergency department with history of fever with chills and rigors for the past 3 days. She also had altered sensorium for the past few hours. On arrival she was found to have tachycardia and hypotension.

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  1. Department of Respiratory, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

    Rajesh Chawla M.D., F.C.C.M.

  2. Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

    Vishakh Varma M.D. & Sudha Kansal M.D., D.C.C.M.

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Correspondence to Rajesh Chawla M.D., F.C.C.M. .

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  1. , Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, 110076, Delhi, India

    Rajesh Chawla

  2. Critical Care Department, Amri Hospital, Garihat Road, P 4 City Scheme 4, Kolkata, 700029, West Bengal, India

    Subhash Todi

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Chawla, R., Varma, V., Kansal, S. (2012). Central Line Placement. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0535-7_91

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