Central venous catheter insertion and ultrasound examination Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
All patients will have an ultrasound examination of the heart and chest post CVC insertion.
Sponsors
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients in whom the attending clinician plans to insert a central venous catheter (CVC) into the internal jugular or subclavian vein and for which a routine post procedural chest x-ray would normally be done.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients less than 16 years old 2. Adult patients in whom the attending clinician plans to insert a central venous catheter (CVC) into the groin (femoral) vein as a chest x-ray is not normally done for this insertion route 3. Patients who refuse to give consent for the ultrasound examination
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Successful use of the ultrasound examination to generate images of sufficient diagnostic quality to facilitate a post CVC insertion check. 2. Successful use of the images generated in (a) to enable the operator: 2.1. Identify correct CVC tip position 2.2. Exclude CVC misplacement 2.3. Exclude a pneumothorax | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The time taken to complete the ultrasound examination 2. The time taken from contacting the radiology department to the chest radiograph becoming available to view on the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed