Thread by @NephroP

Some excellent anatomic illustrations for friends who place central lines.
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Courtesy: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27521991/
1. Internal jugular vein (A. Transducer placement in short axis, B. long axis)

2. The supraclavicular approach to the subclavian vein (A. Transducer in short axis to the vessel, B. long axis)
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3. Infraclavicular approach to the subclavian vein
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4. Femoral vein cannulation (A. short axis #POCUS, B. long axis)

Beware of the anatomic variations of the IJ vein. Use #POCUS if available

Anatomic variations of the subclavian vein. Again, use #POCUS where available.
A: indicates the normal junction and position of the SCV in relation to both the internal jugular vein (IJV) and subclavian artery. B: The SCV may join the IJV as high or even higher than the level of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Finally, thanks to the authors for these great illustrations.

🚨Something to be aware of 👇🏼
Correlate with anatomy above.

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