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Use of vertebral body units to locate the cavoatrial junction for optimum central venous catheter tip positioning  Y.G. Song, J.H. Byun, S.Y. Hwang, C.W.

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1 Use of vertebral body units to locate the cavoatrial junction for optimum central venous catheter tip positioning  Y.G. Song, J.H. Byun, S.Y. Hwang, C.W. Kim, S.G. Shim  British Journal of Anaesthesia  Volume 115, Issue 2, Pages (August 2015) DOI: /bja/aev218 Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Study design according to the CONSORT Flow Diagram. CTA, computed tomographic angiography; VBU, vertebral body unit; CAJ, cavoatrial junction. British Journal of Anaesthesia  , DOI: ( /bja/aev218) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 The carina is indicated by a single arrow. The VBU is indicated by a double-sided arrow. Anterior (A) to posterior (P), right (R) to left (L), and superior (S) to inferior (I) orientations are shown. (a) Posteroanterior (PA) chest radiography. (b) Coronary CTA multiplanar reconstructions in an adult. The vertical registration line in the axial reconstruction shows the level of sagittal reconstruction. SVC, superior vena cava; AA, ascending aorta; DA, descending aorta; RP, right pulmonary artery; LA, left atrium. British Journal of Anaesthesia  , DOI: ( /bja/aev218) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 The relationship between the distance from the carina to the CAJ in VBUs on coronary CTA (Carina-CAJ VBU(C)−1) and that on chest radiography (Carina-CAJ VBU(S)−1). British Journal of Anaesthesia  , DOI: ( /bja/aev218) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Bland-Altman plot of the degree of agreement between VBU measurements obtained on coronary CTA and PA chest radiography. Dashed lines are the limits of agreement, which are −0.6 and +0.3. British Journal of Anaesthesia  , DOI: ( /bja/aev218) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions


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