Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. Electrocardiograms versus x-rays for guided placement of central venous catheter tips: a review of clinical and cost-effectiveness. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). 2012 Authors' conclusions ECG-guided CVC placement can improve the accuracy of CVC positioning compared with no-ECG guided positioning followed by post-procedural chest x-ray method. No relevant economic studies were identified. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Catheterization, Central Venouss, Cardiac; Electrocardiographys; X-Rays Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, K1S 5S8 Ottawa, Ontario Canada Email: htainfo@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32012000699 Date abstract record published 29/09/2012 |