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Ultrasound vs. CXR for CVC Confirmation by Handrian Rahman is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This study aimed to compare ultrasound (US) to chest x-ray (CXR) for confirming central vascular catheter (CVC) placement in 151 patients. US identified all correctly placed catheters by detecting turbulence entering the right atrium after a saline flush. CXR found 4 misplaced catheter tips that US detected in 3 cases. There were no cases of pneumothorax detected by either test. US completion time was just 1.1 minutes on average versus 20 minutes for CXR. The study suggests US can rapidly confirm CVC positi

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Handrian Rahman

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EN