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May 01, 2024; Volume 91,Issue 5
Dugar, Siddharth
- You have accessDo I always need a central venous catheter to administer vasopressors?Zainab J. Gandhi, MD, Siddharth Dugar, MD, FCCP, FCCM, FASE and Ryota Sato, MD, EDICCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2024, 91 (5) 287-291; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91a.23033
Although generally preferred, central venous catheters carry risks such as procedural complications, infection, and thrombosis. Clinicians must assess, case by case, whether a peripheral intravenous catheter can be used.