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# Vascular access

Central venous catheters, ultrasound guidance, arterial lines, intraosseous access and balloon tamponade for varices.

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- [**Arterial line insertion** A small cannula in an artery, usually at the wrist, shows the blood pressure beat by beat and…](https://durgical.com/en/clinical-skills/arterial-line-insertion/)
- [**Balloon tamponade for bleeding varices** A tube with balloons is passed into the stomach and inflated to press on bleeding veins until…](https://durgical.com/en/clinical-skills/balloon-tamponade-for-bleeding-varices/)
- [**Central venous catheter: sites, Seldinger technique and checks** A thin tube is placed through a large vein in the neck, chest or groin so its tip lies near the…](https://durgical.com/en/clinical-skills/central-venous-catheter-sites-seldinger-technique-and-checks/)
- [**Femoral venous and arterial access in an emergency** In an emergency the large vein or artery in the groin can be punctured quickly to give drugs…](https://durgical.com/en/clinical-skills/femoral-venous-and-arterial-access-in-an-emergency/)
- [**Intraosseous access in an emergency** In an emergency a needle is placed into the marrow of a bone, usually the shin or shoulder, to…](https://durgical.com/en/clinical-skills/intraosseous-access-in-an-emergency/)
- [**Ultrasound-guided vascular access** An ultrasound probe shows the vein and the needle on a screen, so a cannula or central line goes…](https://durgical.com/en/clinical-skills/ultrasound-guided-vascular-access/)

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