Objective: To establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of bedside ultrasound by
intensivists and specialists in the ICU and equivalent care sites for diagnostic and …

Purpose To provide clinicians with an evidence-based overview of all topics related to
ultrasound vascular access. Methods An international evidence-based consensus provided …

PREPROCEDURE 1) We recommend that providers should be familiar with the operation of
their specific ultrasound machine prior to initiation of a vascular access procedure. 2) We …

Safe vascular access is integral to anaesthetic and critical care practice, but procedures are
a frequent source of patient adverse events. Ensuring safe and effective approaches to …

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Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) refers to the use of portable imaging performed by
the provider clinician at the bedside for diagnostic, therapeutic, and procedural purposes …

Objectives: This study sought to assess the utility of ultrasound (US) guidance for transradial
arterial access. Background: US guidance has been demonstrated to facilitate vascular …

1. INTRODUCTION The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in its 2001 report
Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices, recommended the …

Purpose: To present the chronic total occlusion (CTO) crossing approach based on plaque
cap morphology (CTOP) classification system and assess its ability to predict successful …

Background Ultrasound is a well-validated adjunct to central venous cannulation; however,
previous reviews of ultrasound-guided radial artery cannulation have been inconclusive …