Does longitudinal or transverse orientation of the ultrasound probe improve cannulation success in minimally invasive venous surgery: A multicentre randomised controlled trial.
Thomas M AherneAdeel S ZafarDaniel GourlayDamien C O'NeillKhalid BasharCharyl Jq YapTjun Y TangStewart R WalshPublished in: Phlebology (2020)
This trial has shown that while longitudinal orientation is associated with less procedural pain it has no significant effect on time to target vein cannulation during endovenous ablation.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- study protocol
- ultrasound guided
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- cross sectional
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- chronic pain
- robot assisted
- pain management
- phase iii
- neuropathic pain
- coronary artery bypass
- living cells
- phase ii
- double blind
- radiofrequency ablation
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced ultrasound