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Jan 23, 2024Keywords:
Internal jugular vein; primary health care physician; subclavian vein; resuscitation; intra vascular assess; anatomy.
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Central venous pressure line insertion for the primary health care physician
Indiran Govender
Henry I. Okonta
Olukayode Adeleke
Selvandran Rangiah
Abstract
Central venous access is an important procedure to understand and perform not only in the emergency unit but also for prolonged reliable venous access. All clinicians must be familiar and confident with this procedure. This paper will focus on applied anatomy in respect of common anatomical sites for venous access, the indications, the contraindications, the technique and complications that may arise following the procedure. This article is part of a series on vascular access. We have previously written on the intra osseous procedure and an article on umbilical vein catheterisation will follow.
