Advances in cutdown techniques.
Emergency Department physicians must be expert in rapidly obtaining adequate intravenous access. Cutdown techniques are an essential part of this endeavor. We have described the step-by-step techniques of placement of a variety of upper- and lower-extremity cutdowns in the Emergency Department.
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Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.
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D001815:Bloodletting; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein