Needle and guidewire visualization in ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein cannulation.
Am J Emerg Med. 2011 May;29(4):432-6
Authors: Moak JH, Lyons MS, Wright SW, Lindsell CJ
Reimbursement for ultrasound-guided central lines requires documenting the needle entering the vessel lumen. We hypothesized that physicians often successfully perform ultrasound-guided internal jugular (IJ) cannulation without visualizing the needle in the lumen and that guidewire visualization occurs more frequently.
PMID: 20825840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]