Effect of external rotation of the leg on the size and accesssibility of the femoral vein

The effect of external rotation of the leg versus a neutral leg position on femoral vein diameter and degree of overlap by the femoral artery in stable patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED).

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000993291

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-11-17

Start date

2010-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Observational study examining changes in femoral vessel relationship and size in two different leg positions

Interventions

For each patient, the femoral vessels will be visualised using a vascular ultrasound probe with the leg in the neutral position and then with the leg externally rotated. Measurements will be made only once with the leg in each of these positions. This procedure will take approximately 10 minutes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Stable patients presenting to the ED who are triaged to a bed as part of their usual care.

Exclusion criteria

Pregnancy Previous femoral vascular surgery or cannulation Critically unwell (altered level of consciousness, pulse rate greater than 120 beats per minute of systolic blood pressure less than 90mmHg

Outcome results