Nature

Horner’s syndrome in patients admitted to the intensive care unit that have undergone central venous catheterization: a prospective study

Central venous catheterization (CVC) is estimated to be performed in millions of patients per year. Swan–Ganz catheters used for CVC are most often inserted into the internal jugular vein and during ...
Medscape

Use of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Improve the Quality of Central Venous Catheter Placement in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...
Medscape

Best Central Venous Catheter Location?

The optimal location for central venous catheter (CVC) placement remains a contentious debate, despite years of use and thousands of published reports. This study was designed to randomly assign adult ...