Anatomical relationship between the internal jugular vein and the vertebral artery: An observational study in pre-school children using ultrasound imaging

• Main Authors: Anand Ganesh (Author), Joseph P Paarel (Author), Geethu E Punnen (Author), Ragul Siddarth (Author), Kunder S Prakash (Author), Raj Sahajanandan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Central venous cannulation is performed in children requiring vasopressor use, long-term antibiotics, chemotherapy or parenteral nutrition. The internal jugular vein is the preferred site for cannulation. Though, there are several studies describing the relation of the common ca...