Safety and feasibility of a strategy of early central venous catheter insertion in a deployed UK military Ebola virus disease treatment unit

Purpose Early central venous catheter (CVC) insertion in Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a novel approach and has not previously been described. This report delineates the safety, feasibility and clinical implications of early CVC insertion as the optimum means of vascular access in patients with EVD,...

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Published in:	Intensive care medicine Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 735 - 743
Main Authors:	Rees, P. S. C., Lamb, L. E. M., Nicholson-Roberts, T. C., Ardley, C. N., Bailey, M. S., Hinsley, D. E., Fletcher, T. E., Dickson, S. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2015 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Anesthesiology Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Blood Care and treatment Catheterization Catheterization, Central Venous - methods Catheters Central Venous Catheters Critical Care Medicine Deployment (Strategy) Development and progression Ebola virus Ebola virus infections Electrolytes Emergency Medicine Epidemics Female Health care Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - drug therapy Humans Intensive Intensive care Male Medical examination Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Military Medicine - methods Military Personnel Pain Medicine Patient Safety Patients Pediatrics Personal protective equipment Pneumology/Respiratory System Research parks RNA polymerase Seven-Day Profile Publication Sierra Leone Time Factors United Kingdom Virus diseases Young Adult United Kingdom United Kingdom > UK Sierra Leone British Isles Central venous catheter Volume replacement Circulatory access Resuscitation Ebola virus disease
ISSN:	0342-4642, 1432-1238
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