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Ultrasound-Guided Central and Peripheral Vein Cannulation

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Ultrasound (US) guidance is recommended in the case of central and deep peripheral vein venipuncture. Evidences have showed a reduced risk of immediate and long-term complications using US in respect to “landmark techniques.” In this chapter we briefly review the advantages of US applied to vein cannulation; basic principles of echo-anatomy of neck, chest, and arm veins; as well as the technique of US venipuncture. Principal approaches are also here described.

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  1. Center for Vascular Access, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Fulvio Pinelli

  2. Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Antonio Franco

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  1. Rianimazione, Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Firenze, Italy

    Armando Sarti

  2. Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

    F. Luca Lorini

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Pinelli, F., Franco, A. (2019). Ultrasound-Guided Central and Peripheral Vein Cannulation. In: Sarti, A., Lorini, F. (eds) Textbook of Echocardiography for Intensivists and Emergency Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99891-6_49

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