Studies demonstrate that ultrasound-guidance improves the safety of central line placement and thoracentesis [8, 9]. There is evidence that the patients of residents trained in bedside ultrasound-guided paracentesis not only received less post-procedural blood product transfusions compared to patients ...
Studies demonstrate that ultrasound-guidance improves the safety of central line placement and thoracentesis [8, 9]. There is evidence that the patients of residents trained in bedside ultrasound-guided paracentesis not only received less post-procedural blood product transfusions compared to patients ...
Proficiency in procedural skills is an important training objective for Internal Medicine residents according to North American accrediting and certifying bodies [1–3]. In Canada these skills include central venous line and arterial line insertion, endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis, abdominal paracentesi...