the catheter should be aspirated to demonstrate the pt's blood prior to injecting heparinized saline through it to ensure that you have fluid-fluid interface and are not injecting air into a pt's heart that may or may not have a patent foramen ovale (30% of the general population)
the catheter should be aspirated to demonstrate the pt's blood prior to injecting heparinized saline through it to ensure that you have fluid-fluid interface and are not injecting air into a pt's heart that may or may not have a patent foramen ovale (30% of the general population)
naveenkukreja100 2 months ago
Great concise video. I'm an Emergency Physician and I directed my resident to review this video prior to the IJ attempt(without US). Nice job!:)
holmesmd1 3 months ago
Your patient looks a little dusky.
aquaphone 5 months ago
they did not even measure the length of the guidewire befiore insertion.
supertrex2 5 months ago
no need for local anesthesia, patient is on general anesthesia.
tiksnibab0002 6 months ago
What about the anesthesia?
Redaumas 8 months ago
Not very educational.. Too quick!
DowdyTweed 8 months ago