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

• Main Authors: Serena Antonia Rubortone (Author), Simonetta Costa (Author), Alessandro Perri (Author), Vito D'Andrea (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author), Giovanni Barone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...