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The para‐carotid approach for internal jugular catheterization
Author(s) -
Oda M.,
Fukushima Y.,
Hirota T.,
Tanaka A.,
Aono M.,
Sato T.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08866.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid arteries , internal carotid artery , anatomical landmark , surgery , common carotid artery
Summary We have deqeloped a para‐carotid approach for internal jugular cannulation which utlizes only the carotid artery as a landmark. This technique allows us to locatedhe puncture site regardless of an individual patient's physical, skeletal or postural variations. This study was undertaken in the period from January 1979 to June 1980 on 456 consecutive patients in a wide range of age groups and various clinical conditions. The overall success rate was 96.1%. The only complications encountered during our study were Five carotid artery punctures with formation of two haematomas.