1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Anaesthesiology (INCRAA - 2009), 30 Jan – 01 Feb 2009 · Nehru Auditorium, AIIMS New Delhi

1/14/2009 1 Ultrasound-guided Vascular access Dr Leena Pardeshi Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Introduction Insertion of vascular lines: peripheral and central venous catheters, arterial lines Associated with time delay, morbidity due to insertion complications and occasional mortality Vascular access Definition: Inserting a needle into a vein or artery in preparation for placing a catheter hthithith li dtor sheath within the vessel in order to obtain access to the central circulatory system Vascular Access Veins Central: Internal Jugular, Subclavian, Femoral, Axillary   Arteries Femoral, Radial, Brachial 1/14/2009 2 Clinical…