Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · May 2006
Use of the right external jugular vein as the preferred access site when the right internal jugular vein is not usable.
The present study describes the authors' experience with central venous access through the right external jugular vein (EJV) when the right internal jugular vein (IJV) is not available. ⋯ The right EJV is an acceptable and preferred access site when the right IJV is not available for central venous catheterization.