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Central Venous Catheter Insertion Techniques

Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation: A Comparison Of Three Techniques: Anatomical Landmark, US Guided Prelocation, and Ultrasound Guided Real Time, at Tertiary Care Teaching University Hospital

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05387486
Enrollment
201
Registered
2022-05-24
Start date
2019-08-01
Completion date
2021-07-04
Last updated
2023-08-01

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Conditions

Catheterization, Central Venous

Keywords

Cardiac Surgery, Central Venous Catheter, Anatomical Landmark, Ultrasound

Brief summary

Investigator compared three techniques of Central venous cannulation (CVC) insertion, Anatomical Landmark, Pre-location Ultrasound and the Real Ultrasound techniques, in cardiac surgical patients.

Detailed description

Central venous cannulation (CVC) is the cannulation of a large central vein in neck (internal jugular vein), chest (subclavian or axillary) or groin (femoral vein). It is a standard clinical method performed for the monitoring of central venous pressure, temporary haemodialysis, drug administration (drugs irritating peripheral veins, chemotherapy, concentrated vasoactive drugs ) rapid infusion of fluids, inadequate peripheral intravenous access and sampling site for repeated blood sampling. There are different techniques for Central venous cannulation which include anatomical landmark and ultrasound guided (USG) technique. Previous studies have shown that the successful IJV cannulation using anatomical landmark technique was 85% as compared to ultrasound guided IJV cannulation which was 95%.The median catheterisation time of internal jugular vein via ultrasound guided (USG) is shorter than anatomical landmark technique. There has been little evidence regarding the use of ultrasound guidance for internal jugular vein cannulation at a tertiary care hospital in our population. Furthermore with widespread availability of ultrasound, Internal Jugular vein can be successfully cannulated with decreasing number of attempts, less time consumption and decrease in the incidence of complications.

Interventions

anatomical landmarks (sternocleidomastoid muscles, sternal notch, cricoid cartilage, carotid artery and clavicle) will be palpated. A 3cc syringe with 21 gauge needle (locator) will be used first to locate IJV at the apex of the triangle formed by the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. After successful location, an introducer needle of 18 gauge, attached with a 5 ml syringe, will be inserted at the same point. The introducer needle will be directed towards the ipsilateral nipple at an angle of 20-30° with the skin

PROCEDUREUltrasound-guided pre location technique

In Group Ultrasound-guided pre location technique, venipuncture site will be determined using ultrasound probe which will be then removed and locator needle of 21 gauge will be used first to confirm IJV location. The cannulation or venipuncture will be performed at the marked point of locator needle by the use of 18 gauge introducer needle.

PROCEDUREUltrasound-guided real-time technique

In Group Ultrasound-guided real-time technique, cannulation or venipuncture will be performed under real-time imaging using 18 gauge needle i-e ultrasound will be used for prelocation and puncturing of IJV and locator needle will not be used

Sponsors

Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-65 years * ASA (American society of Anesthesiologists) status 1 to 3 requiring central venous catheter during surgical procedure * ASA (American society of Anesthesiologists) status 4 patients coming for cardiac surgery

Exclusion criteria

Patients with a history of following * Previous head and neck surgery * Head and neck mass or cancer. * Superior vena cava syndrome. * Coagulopathy. * Infection at the cannulation site. * Previous central venous access. * Anatomical Changes due to surgery or any pathology in the neck which can lead to distortion of anatomical land marks in the region of puncture. * Raised intracranial pressure (ICP). * Patients coming for emergency surgery * Patients with BMI (Body Mass Index) more than 30 * Patient refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Success RateDay 1Success rate will be measured according to the number of attempts. The cannulation of right Internal Jugular Vein within the first three attempts.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time duration for each techniqueDay 1Measurment of time in minutes
Incidence of ComplicationsDay 1Look for carotid puncture, haematoma formation , pneumothorax

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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