The indications for pleural drainage are diagnostic (to collect samples for cytologic, biologic, or chemical analysis) and therapeutic (to remove large fluid collections and improve respiratory ...

Arterial catheterization allows for the continuous recording of arterial pressure measurements and can be used to adjust the doses of vasoactive drugs that are administered for hemodynamic support in ...

DURHAM, N.C. – An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with ...

The Interrater Reliability of Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound by Bedside Clinician Sonographers in Emergency Department Patients. Fields M, Lee P, Jenq K et al. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011; ...