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Supine With Moderate Frog Leg Positioning Optimizes Femoral Vein Exposure and May Reduce Arterial Injury Risk During Femoral Venipuncture

The overlap between the femoral vein (FV) and femoral artery (FA) complicates FV cannulation. This study used ultrasonography to evaluate the combined effects of body position and passive knee bending on FV size and exposure. In 103 healthy participants, femoral vessels were imag...