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Open Surgical, Modified Seldinger's and US Techniques for Jugular Central Line Insertion in Infants

Comparing Open Surgical, Modified Seldinger's and Ultrasound Guided Techniques for Jugular Central Line Insertion in Infants

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06862492
Enrollment
35
Registered
2025-03-06
Start date
2025-08-21
Completion date
2025-08-21
Last updated
2025-03-11

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Conditions

Central Venous Catheterization, Infants, Intensive Care Unit

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to compare the three approaches: open technique, modified Seldinger's technique and closed ultrasound-guided Central venous catheterization insertion for central line insertion in infancy as regards safety, success of cannulation, technique time, and preservation of the patency of the internal jugular vein.

Detailed description

Central venous catheterization is an essential technique in the intensive care units , for the administration of life-saving treatments including total parenteral nutrition, nutritional support, and intravenous medication. The internal jugular vein is often chosen because of its relatively larger size than the subclavian vein, lower risk of complications, and easy compressibility in case of bleeding. To facilitate Central venous catheterization, ultrasound guidance over anatomical guidance in closed techniques has been introduced bringing increased success rates, decreased catheterization times, and reduced complications. Open surgical insertion is a common method of tunneled catheter implantation in the past, but the percutaneous approach has recently gained more popularity . The modified Seldinger's insertion technique is a catheter over guide wire technique, based on the original Seldinger's technique, and has not been widely adopted in Intensive care units. However, the modified Seldinger's technique has been successfully introduced into Intensive care units, and it is now used as the only technique for peripherally inserted central venous catheter insertion . Central venous catheterization have become a mandatory part of clinical management in a variety of clinical circumstances in pediatric age groups. It allows resuscitation for intravascular fluid depletion and access for vasoactive medications and antibiotics, and it provides a means for hemodynamic monitoring and pacing. US guided closed technique is the updated use for insertion of IJV catheterization because it can both increase the success rate and decrease the complications related to Central venous catheterization placement

Interventions

DEVICEOpen surgical cut down technique

The technique was performed following the descriptions of Farhadi et al. The infant was positioned in 30° (Trendelenburg's position), with a roll under his shoulders for neck extension and rotated to contralateral side of the surgical side to expose the incision site. Incision was done under sedation and pulse oximeter to monitor the oxygen saturation during the technique. Under complete aseptic technique, a small transverse incision 1cm was made on triangle bordered by the clavicle inferiorly and by the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternomastoid muscle medially and laterally. With blunt dissection we separate the two heads of the sternomastoid exposing the internal jugular vein . Then internal jugular vein cut down was performed and catheter inserted through it, all internal jugular vein venotomies were repaired as needed by 6/0 Polypropylene (Prolene®) suture and the wound was closed by absorbable polyglactin (Vicryl) suture

DEVICEModified Seldinger's technique

After proximal and distal control of the vein, a 24-G. cannula was carefully inserted directly to the internal jugular vein . The guidewire was inserted through the cannula, then the cannula was removed. A size 4-5 French short length catheter was passed and brought out through the guidewire, then the guidewire was removed. The wound was closed after the correct catheter position and good haemostasis was obtained; the area was covered with sterile dressing.

DEVICEClosed Ultrasound guided CVC insertion

Ultrasound probe was connected to ultrasound unit and focused with ultrasonic gel and wrapped in a sterile plastic sheath. By wrapping the transducer in a sterile sheath, the probe place perpendicular to the long axis of the vessel, standard US two-dimensional (2D) imaging was used to visualize the vein in the short-axis view as a circle. Catheterization was performed under continuous dynamic observation of real-time 2D images. Insertion needle was advanced through the skin under US guidance into the internal jugular vein . A guidewire was then placed through the needle into the vein, and the needle was removed. Then catheter was inserted over the wire into internal jugular vein .

Sponsors

Tanta University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Hours to 18 Months
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

\- 1-patients needed Central venous catheterization insertion in the internal jugular vein for medical or surgical causes. 2- patients with age ranging from birth till two years

Exclusion criteria

* 1- femoral or subclavian Central venous catheterization insertion. 2- patients with thrombosed internal jugular vein . 3- patients with previous Central venous catheterization insertion. 4- those with malignant conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
success of cannulation20 minutesCentral venous cannulations in pediatric patients using each technique

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Technique timewithin 30 minutes

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactMohamed Amin, Demonstrator
mohamed.salah.mms@gmail.com0020 10 19848433

Outcome results

None listed

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