The Practical Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography for Obtaining an Optimal Depth of Internal Jugular Venous Catheters in Infants

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01763229

Enrollment

108

Registered

2013-01-08

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2014-05-14

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Conditions

Insertion Depth of Central Venous Catheter

Brief summary

To test if transthoracic echocardiography is useful for correct positioning of central venous catheters in infants with congenital heart disease

Detailed description

Patients scheduled for surgery for congenital heart disease younger than 12 months were studied. Following successful catheter insertion, the insertion depth was determined using transthoracic echocardiography. The long axis or short axis images were used.Chest X-ray images were taken postoperatively and distances from the tip to the carina level were measured.

Interventions

PROCEDUREtransthoracic echocardiography

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 1 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* anomaly of the internal jugular vein * thrombus in the internal jugular vein

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the distance between the catheter tip and the carina	After opearation (about 4-6 hour after insertion of the catheter)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026