Real-time ultrasound for tip location of umbilical venous catheter in neonates: a pre/post intervention study

Abstract Background Recent guidelines advocate the use of real-time ultrasound to locate umbilical venous catheter tip. So far, training programs are not well established. Methods A pre/post interventional study was carried out in our tertiary neonatal intensive care unit centre to evaluate the effi...

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Main Authors: Serena Antonia Rubortone, Simonetta Costa, Alessandro Perri, Vito D’Andrea, Giovanni Vento, Giovanni Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01014-7