Letter to the Editor


Is chest X-ray in supine position for central lines confirmation a gold standard or a fallacy?

Achyut Sharma, Apurb Sharma, Diptesh Aryal

Abstract

Central venous lines (CVL) are placed in settings like emergency departments, operation theaters and intensive care units (ICU) for numbers of purposes. After the placement of a CVL, the confirmation of its proper placement and diagnosis of complications like pneumothoraces are done using chest X-ray (CXR) which is considered the gold standard test.

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