Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 1 , Pages 104-109 , January 2009

Avoiding Common Technical Errors in Subclavian Central Venous Catheter Placement

  • Michael J. Kilbourne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Michael J Kilbourne, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 22 South Greene St, T1R60, Baltimore, MD 21201
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  • Grant V. Bochicchio, MD, MPH, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD
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  • Thomas Scalea, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Yan Xiao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD

Received 11 June 2008 ,Revised 3 September 2008 ,Accepted 5 September 2008.

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PII: S1072-7515(08)01456-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.025

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 1 , Pages 104-109 , January 2009

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