The Sound of Safety: DIVOT (Doppler Imaging for Vascular Orientation in Thoracic Procedures) Protocol

Each year, more than 200,000 thoracentesis and percutaneous chest tube thoracostomy procedures are performed in the United States [1-4]. In both procedures, the initial step involves advancing a needle over the superior aspect of the rib into the intercostal space to access the pleural cavity. Trad...

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Main Authors: Amy Fraser, Daniel Brenner, Matthew Coghlan, Heather Andrade, Maya Haouili, W. Graham Carlos, Edwin Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc. 2025-04-01
Series:POCUS Journal
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Online Access:https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/18071
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