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Ultrasound guided axillary vein access: An alternative approach to venous access for cardiac device implantation
Author(s) -
Chandler Jonathan K.,
Apte Nachiket,
Ranka Sagar,
Mohammed Moghniuddin,
Noheria Amit,
Emert Martin,
Pimentel Rhea,
Dendi Raghuveer,
Reddy Madhu,
Sheldon Seth H.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/jce.14846
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , surgery , implant , axillary vein , pneumothorax , ultrasound , fluoroscopy , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , retrospective cohort study , venous access , radiology , cardiology , catheter , thrombosis
Ultrasound guided axillary vein access (UGAVA) is an emerging approach for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation not widely utilized. Methods and Results This is a retrospective, age and sex‐matched cohort study of CIED implantation from January 2017 to July 2019 comparing UGAVA before incision to venous access obtained after incision without ultrasound (conventional). The study population included 561 patients (187 with attempted UGAVA, 68 ± 13 years old, 43% women, body mass index (BMI) 30 ± 8 kg/m 2 , 15% right‐sided, 43% implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator, 15% upgrades). UGAVA was successful in 178/187 patients (95%). In nine patients where UGAVA was abandoned, the vein was too deep for access before incision. BMI was higher in abandoned patients than successful UGAVA (38 ± 6 vs. 28 ± 6 kg/m 2 , p  < .0001). Median time from local anesthetic to completion of UGAVA was 7 min (interquartile range [IQR]: 4–10) and median procedure time 61 min (IQR: 50–92). UGAVA changed implant laterality in two patients (avoiding an extra incision in both) and could have prevented unnecessary incision in four conventional patients. Excluding device upgrades, there was reduced fluoroscopy time in UGAVA versus conventional (4 vs. 6 min; IQR: 2–5 vs. 4–9; p  < .001). Thirty‐day complications were similar in UGAVA versus conventional ( n  = 7 vs. 26, 4 vs. 7%; p  = .13, p  = .41 adjusting for upgrades), partly driven by a trend towards reduced pneumothorax ( n  = 0 vs. 3, 0 vs. 1%; p  = .22). Conclusions UGAVA is a safe approach for CIED implantation and helps prevent an extra incision if a barrier is identified changing laterality preincision.

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