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- Laurel Barr, Nicholas Hatch, Pedro J Roque, and Teresa S Wu.
- Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA. Electronic address: laurel.barr@mihs.org.
- Crit Care Clin. 2014 Apr 1;30(2):275-304, vi.
AbstractUse of bedside ultrasound to guide simple procedures increases safety by allowing real-time visualization of patient anatomy. This article discusses ultrasound guidance for basic procedures including peripheral and central intravenous access, arterial access, suprapubic aspiration, abscess incision and drainage, foreign body identification, and joint arthrocentesis. It reviews the indications and complications of the procedure, advantages of ultrasound guidance, anatomy, and procedural technique.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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