A randomized controlled clinical trial of real-time needle-guided ultrasound for internal jugular venous cannulation in a large university anesthesia department

Anesthesiologists’ learning curves for ultrasound assessment of the lumbar spine

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] The success of neuraxial anesthetic techniques depends ultimately on a very accurate assessment of the spine. Currently, the most common method of assessment is palpation of anatomic landmarks, particularly the iliac crests and the spinous processes.…”

Hemodialysis catheter implantation in the axillary vein by ultrasound guidance versus palpation or anatomical reference

“…[12][13][14] Guidelines for performing ultrasound-guided vascular cannulation were recently presented by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, 15 recommending that physicians with proper training use real-time ultrasound whenever possible during the internal jugular vein cannulation, both to obtain a better result and to reduce the incidence of associated complications with big catheter insertions. This recommendation is in category A and has level 1 evidence.…”

Assistive technology for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

“…These guides were developed to create a form of standardization for the needle cannulation dynamics. The initial hypothesis was that this standardization would allow the needle to correctly intersect the ultrasound beam and help cannulate the blood vessel in a reproducible manner [18].…”