Abstract There is a progressive adoption of point of care ultrasound (POCU) performed by acute care physicians in many clinical areas including the neonatal intensive care unit. There has been…
Abstract Echocardiography can assess both systemic blood flow and heart function. This chapter offers an overview of heart function assessment by conventional echocardiographic techniques in the newborn infant. Systemic blood…
Purpose An access kit allows the least traumatic (i.e. smallest) initial needle puncture of the target and provides a method to convert the 22G puncture to standard 0.035-inch guidewire access….
Purpose The ideal biopsy needle provides a diagnostic tissue sample at the lowest possible risk. Description Needles are usually characterised by their mechanism of action into aspiration and core biopsy…
Purpose Puncture needles are vital for getting from the skin to the target as a prelude to access with a guidewire, aspiration of fluid or placement of a drain. Not…
Outpatient clinics are an essential component of contemporary practice. Some interventional radiologists have held outpatient clinics for many years but for others, this will be a new experience. The functions…
Oh dear, we are still in the introductory section and already complications are rearing their ugly heads. One thing is certain, during a career in interventional radiology, there will be…
Pain control – forward planning Many interventional radiology procedures do not require any analgesia; some procedures are intrinsically painful, especially if they are prolonged, and others are unpredictably uncomfortable. The…
