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A novel cannula-over-needle system for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Takasumi Katoh (Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine) for helpful advice.

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Mr. Toshiya Asai is an employee of Terumo Corporation. All other authors have no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Seikei-kai Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan

    Joho Tokumine

  2. Department of Surgery and the Medical Simulation Center, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Japan

    Alan T. Lefor

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Ube Industries Central Hospital, Ube, Japan

    Yasuhiro Morimoto

  4. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Michiyoshi Sanuki

  5. Division of Products Development, TERUMO Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

    Toshiya Asai

  6. Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Sachiko Ohde

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Tokumine, J., Lefor, A.T., Morimoto, Y. et al. A novel cannula-over-needle system for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization. J Anesth 26, 941–942 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-012-1438-y

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