Nursing: Ultrasound for procedure guidance
- 2023-03-07
- 797
- Sonostar Technologies Co., Limited
POCUS is used to guide various ED procedures such as central venous catheter insertion , difficult peripheral arterial and venous catheter insertion , arthrocentesis , airway management , thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, and regional nerve blocks . Using POCUS for procedure guidance helps improve the success rate and decrease the complication rate and is considered the standard of care for central venous catheter insertion.