Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study

<p>Venous intervention through USG method. Jugular vein is out of plane view. b, c, d, and e represent a needle that appears as a hyperechoic point on the ultrasound screen within the lumen of the jugular vein and entry appears in the blood of the injector.<i> IJV</i>, internal jugular vein;<i> CA</i>, carotid artery.</p>

Journal of Oncology

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Figure 4: Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study 

Figure 4 | Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study 