Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 299-311 , September 2009

Ultrasound guided vascular access: efficacy and safety

  • Ajay Kumar, MBBS, FANZCA (Consultant Anaesthetist, Northern Specialist Anaesthetics, Senior Fellow)

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Suite 406a, SAN Clinic, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia. Tel.: +61 417 672 099.
    • ,
  • Alwin Chuan, MBBS, FANZCA (Consultant Anaesthetist, Clinical Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2009.02.006

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 299-311 , September 2009

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