Ultrasound Guidance for Paracentesis

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This video details how the use of bedside ultrasound imaging when performing paracentesis, as well as identifying ideal candidates for this procedure, mapping the internal jugular vein and ascites to determine an ideal puncture point, needle depth, and needle trajectory.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Case study
• SonoSite
• ultrasound
• vascular access
• internal jugular vein
• carotid artery
• anatomy
• midline linea alba
• lateral gutter approach
• emergency medicine
• critical care
• cannulation
• ring down artifact
• catheter guide wire
• needle trajectory
• portable ultrasound
• bedside ultrasound
• ascites
• epigastric vessels
• abdominal wall
• bladder
• bowel
• mesentry
• illiac crest
• Dr. Phillips Perera

[citokina]

great explanation