POCUS should be one essential part of central vascular access.
1. 【Check】
before procedure: know the vessels & adjacent structures
2. 【Visualize】
during procedure: real time approaching the vessels
3. 【Confirm】
after procedure: confirmation or find complications
The operator is standing on the patient’s head and focusing on right internal jugular vein.
The direction of indicator should always correlate with the indicator on the screen.
Extended readings: