2 venous punctures not always needed for intravascular ultrasound-guided
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 23:32
in Health & Medicine
One venous puncture, rather than two, is a safe and effective approach to intravascular ultrasound-guided inferior vena cava filter placement in critically-ill patients, a new study shows. Inferior vena cava filter placement is done to prevent or treat pulmonary emboli or deep venous thrombosis.