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Cannulation of the Internal Jugular Vein ‐ 500 Cases
Author(s) -
Tydén H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1982.tb01804.x
Subject(s) - medicine , internal jugular vein , pneumothorax , surgery , catheter , incidence (geometry) , subclavian vein , physics , optics
Five hundred consecutive cases of internal jugular vein catheterization are presented. The success rate varied from 88% in infants under 1 year of age to 99% in adults. There were 16 arterial punctures (3.2%). In one patient surgical removal of a haematoma was necessary. No pneumothorax occurred. Compared to other techniques for central venous catheterization, the internal jugular vein approach gives a high incidence of correct catheter positions and few complications, and is thus recommended.