Open AccessAssessment of head and neck position for optimal ultrasonographic visualisation of the internal jugular vein and its relation to the common carotid artery: a prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Gaurav Purohit,
Rangraj Setlur,
Mridul Dhar,
Sidharth Bhasin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_330_18
Subject(s) - medicine , internal jugular vein , cricoid cartilage , common carotid artery , observational study , radiology , head and neck , anatomy , carotid arteries , surgery , larynx
There is a wide variation in the anatomical relationship of the Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) to the Common Carotid Artery (CCA). This makes landmark based techniques of IJV cannulation and head rotation questionable and may lead to accidental arterial puncture. We conducted this study to determine the anatomical relation of the IJV to the CCA using (USG) in patients undergoing IJV cannulation for central venous access, and to analyse the effect of head rotation on this relationship.