Correspondence Regarding: Central Venous Catheters: Do we Need to Review Practice on Positioning?

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Schummer W Schummer C Muller A ECG-guided central venous catheter positioning: does it detect the pericardial reflection rather than the right atrium? Eur J Anaesthesiol 2004;21: 600–05.

Jeon Y Ryu HG Yoon SZ Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of ECG-guided central venous catheter placement. Can J Anaesth 2006;53: 978–83.

Gebhard RE Szmuk P Pivalizza EG The accuracy of electrocardiogram-controlled central line placement. Anesth Analg 2007;104: 65–70.

Chu KS Hsu JH Wang SS Accurate central venous port-A catheter placement: intravenous electrocardiography and surface landmark techniques compared by using transesophageal echocardiography. Anesth Analg 2004;98: 910–14.