Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 497-501, August 2007

Correct Depth of Insertion of Right Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheters Based on External Landmarks: Avoiding the Right Atrium

Presented as an abstract at the ASA Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 25, 2005.

  • Tiberiu Ezri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
    • Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Outcomes Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
    • ,
  • Marian Weisenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
    • Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Daniel I. Sessler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
    • Outcomes Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
    • ,
  • Haim Berkenstadt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Sorin Elias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
    • Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Peter Szmuk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, UT Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
    • Outcomes Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
    • ,
  • Francis Serour, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
    • Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Francis Serour, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Halokhamim Street 62, Holon 58100, Israel.
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  • Shmuel Evron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
    • Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Outcomes Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

published online 12 September 2006.

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 Supported by NIH Grant GM 061655 (Bethesda, MD), the Gheens Foundation (Louisville, KY), the Joseph Drown Foundation (Los Angeles, CA), and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Research Challenge Trust Fund (Louisville, KY).

PII: S1053-0770(06)00232-1

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2006.05.011

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 497-501, August 2007

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