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Ultrasound‐guided central venous catheterization using an optical see‐through head‐mounted display: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Kaneko Naoki,
Sato Makoto,
Takeshima Taro,
Sehara Yoshihide,
Watanabe Eiju
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22374
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , head (geology) , radiology , venous access , catheter , geomorphology , geology
Purpose We examined the feasibility of using a head‐mounted display (HMD) to improve the ergonomics of sonographic‐guided interventional procedures. Methods Five physicians with experience of more than 20 central venous catheterizations participated in this study. Each participant performed five pairs of simulated jugular vein catheterization under sonographic guidance with and without the HMD. The procedure time was determined as well as the number of head movements, needle redirections, posterior wall punctures, and guidewire malpositionings. Results All participants could perform simulated sonographic‐guided catheterization using this HMD without turning their heads. There were no differences in the procedural time, the number of needle redirections, posterior wall punctures, and guidewire malpositionings. Conclusions The binocular optical see‐through HMD could be adopted for sonographic‐guided interventional procedures © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 44 :487–491, 2016