Year: 2010
Type: letter
Abstract: which to omit.We agree with Maslove and Mihm that needle guides can be helpful; however, needle guides are not universally available.Augoustides et al., the authors of the article they cite, conclude that needle guides are most helpful in improving the performance of the the novice operator and that the difference made when a guide is used disappears with experience.In addition, the use of a needle guide offers no protection against arterial puncture.1 Movahed suggests that micropuncture should be the standard of care.He bases this recommendation on a report by Blaivas and Adhikari in which mannequins were used and in which the hypothesis concerning the benefit of micropuncture for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization was not tested.2 Clinicians performing any medical procedure modify the technique used on the basis of their experience, preferences, and information obtained from scientific publications.Our video was designed to be a starting point for this process.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1002100
Authors: Julie Lin, Holly Kramer, Anil K. Chandraker
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1997625472