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Anesth Analg 2003;96:1218
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

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Is Peripheral Line Placement More Difficult in Obese Than in Lean Patients?

Philippe Juvin, MD PhD, Anne Blarel, Fabienne Bruno, and Jean-Marie Desmonts, MD

Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Bichat Claude-Bernard Hospital, Paris, France

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Philippe Juvin, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Bichat Claude-Bernard Hospital, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France. Address e-mail to pjuvin{at}free.fr

IMPLICATIONS: This work shows that the insertion of a peripheral venous line is more difficult in obese than in lean patients. The usual recommendation, that a central venous line should be inserted routinely in obese patients to perform anesthesia, is not valid.




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