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• Schmidt GA, Blaivas M, Conrad SA, Corradi F, Koenig S, Lamperti M, Saugel B, Schummer W, Slama M. Ultrasound-guided vascular access in critical illness. Intensive care medicine. 2019 Apr 1;45(4):434-46.
• Smit JM, Raadsen R, Blans MJ, Petjak M, Van de Ven PM, Tuinman PR. Bedside ultrasound to detect central venous catheter misplacement and associated iatrogenic complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care. 2018 Mar 13;22(1):65.
• Zhang Z, Brusasco C, Anile A, Corradi F, Mariyaselvam M, Young P, Almog Y, Du B, Yu X, Zhu H, Zhang M. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of central venous catheter for critically ill patients. Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. 2018 May 26;2(5).
• Ablordeppey EA, Drewry AM, Beyer AB, et al. Diagnostic Accuracy of Central Venous Catheter Confirmation by Bedside Ultrasound Versus Chest Radiography in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2017;45:715-724.
• Amir R, Knio ZO, Mahmood F, et al. Ultrasound as a Screening Tool for Central Venous Catheter Positioning and Exclusion of Pneumothorax. Crit Care Med. 2017;45:1192-1198.
• Raman D, Sharma M, Moghekar A, Wang X, Hatipoglu U. Utilization of Thoracic Ultrasound for Confirmation of Central Venous Catheter Placement and Exclusion of Pneumothorax: A Novel Technique in Real-Time Application. J Intensive Care Med. 2017:885066617705839.
• Long, Brit, and Michael D. April. “Is Bedside Ultrasonography Rapid and Accurate for Confirmation of Central Venous Catheter Position and Exclusion of Pneumothorax Compared With Chest Radiograph?” Annals of Emergency Medicine Clinical Snapshot editorial on Ablordeppey et al Meta-Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine 70.4 (2017): 585-587.
• Bou Chebl R, Kiblawi S, El Khuri C, El Hajj N, Bachir R, Aoun R, Abou Dagher G. Use of Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound for Confirmation of Central Venous Catheter Placement: Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2017 Dec;36(12):2503-10.
• Wilson SP, Assaf S, Lahham S, et al. Simplified point-of-care ultrasound protocol to confirm central venous catheter placement: A prospective study. World J Emerg Med. 2017;8:25-28.
• Blans MJ, Endeman H, Bosch FH. The use of ultrasound during and after central venous catheter insertion versus conventional chest X-ray after insertion of a central venous catheter. Neth J Med. 2016;74:353-357.
• Heffner AC, Androes MP, Wolfson AB. Overview of central venous access. http://www.uptodate.com. 2016.
• Duran-Gehring PE, Guirgis FW, McKee KC, Goggans S, Tran H, Kalynych CJ, Wears RL. The bubble study: ultrasound confirmation of central venous catheter placement. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Mar;33(3):315-9.
• Gekle R, Dubensky L, Haddad S, Bramante R, Cirilli A, Catlin T, Patel G, D’Amore J, Slesinger TL, Raio C, Modayil V, Nelson M. Saline Flush Test: Can Bedside Sonography Replace Conventional Radiography for Confirmation of Above-the-Diaphragm Central Venous Catheter Placement? J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Jul;34(7):1295-9.
• Weekes AJ, Johnson DA, Keller SM, Efune B, Carey C, Rozario NL, Norton HJ. Central vascular catheter placement evaluation using saline flush and bedside echocardiography. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jan;21(1):65-72.