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Ultrasound has become the standard of care for central venous access and can be used for direct visualisation of all the major proximal veins. It is also useful when peripheral arterial or venous access is problematic.
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Chandra, M., Bodenham, A. (2022). Vascular Access. In: Walden, A., Campbell, A., Miller, A., Wise, M. (eds) Ultrasound in the Critically Ill. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71742-1_14
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