Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 711-714 , December 1999

Ultrasound-Guided Brachial and Basilic Vein Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients With Difficult Intravenous Access

Presented in abstract form at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting,Chicago, IL, May 1998.

Received 28 July 1999 ,Accepted 9 September 1999.

References 

  1. Kramer DA, Staten-McCormick M, Freeman SB. Percutaneous brachial vein catheterization: An alternate site for intravenous access. [abstract 38] Ann Emerg Med. 1983;12:247
  2. Roseman JM. Deep, percutaneous antecubital venipuncture: An alternative to surgical cutdown. Am J Surg. 1983;146:285
  3. Promes SB. Miscellaneous applications. In:  Simon BC,  Snoey ER editor. Ultrasound in Emergency and Ambulatory Medicine. St. Louis: : Mosby; 1997;p. 190–220
  4. Denys BG, Uretsky BF, Reddy PS. ultrasound-assisted cannulation of the internal jugular vein. A prospective comparison to the external landmark-guided technique. Circulation. 1993;87:1557–1562
  5. Zohman LR, Williams HM. Percutaneous right heart catheterization using polyethylene tubing. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1959;4:373–378
  6. Webre DR, Arens JF. Use of cephalic and basilic veins for introduction of central venous catheters. Anesthesiology. 1973;38:389–392
  7. Simon RR, Hoffman JR, Smith M. Modified new approaches for rapid intravenous access. Ann Emerg Med. 1987;16:44–49
  8. Hilty WM, Hudson PA, Levitt MA, et al.  Real-time ultrasound-guided femoral vein catheterization during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Ann Emerg Med. 1997;29:331–337

☆ Address for reprints: Bradley W Frazee, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center–Highland Campus, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602; 510-437-4564, fax 510-437-8322.

☆☆ 0196-0644/99/$8.00 + 0

★ 47/1/102684

PII: S0196-0644(99)70095-8

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 711-714 , December 1999

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution