Validation of the Ipsilateral Nipple as the Directional Guide for Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) Catheterization

Seoul National University Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

Traditional teaching that suggests the ipsilateral nipple as the directional guide for needle advancement during Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) catheterization has weak grounds. The investigators attempt to validate this long-standing statement.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Ipsilateral Nipple Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization

Interventions

SCM triangle - ipsilateral nipplePROCEDURE

draws the tract of the IJV using the SCM triangle head and the ipsilateral nipple

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients over the age of 18 undergoing general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * history of neck or breast surgery * anatomical anomaly of the neck or breast * neck mass * breast mass

Locations (1)

Boramae Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

difference in angle

difference in angle between traditional (triangular head of the SCM - ipsilateral nipple) and ultrasound guided tract

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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