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Impact of arm position compared to tourniquet and general anesthesia on peripheral vein width in supine adult patients: A prospective, monocentric, cross-sectional study
2024-05-30
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background IV access is a commonly performed procedure that is often taught based on tradition rather than evidence. The effect of arm retroflexion on vein width, either alone or in combination with a tourniquet or general anaesthesia (GA), remains unclear. In this case, the sonographically measured vein width is a surrogate parameter for the success of the puncture. Methods Prospecti...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 81d4afdd-2ae9-57f7-8bf4-769961afb406
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4368889/v1
