Pediatric emergency care
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To determine which model best simulates the actual IO procedure in children. ⋯ For IO research and teaching purposes, bone models should be age appropriate. This study suggests that there is great variability in preference with the chicken, turkey, and plastic models.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2003
Comparative StudyMeasurement of central venous pressure from a peripheral vein in infants and children.
Previous studies in adults have demonstrated a clinically useful correlation between central venous pressure (CVP) measured from a peripheral intravenous catheter and that measured from a central venous catheter. The current study prospectively compares CVP measurements from a central catheter and a peripheral catheter in infants and children. ⋯ CVP can be measured from a peripheral IV catheter in infants and children provided that there is continuity with the central venous compartment demonstrated by showing an increase in the CVP from the peripheral IV catheter in response to a sustained inspiratory effort and by occlusion of the extremity above the site of the catheter.