Central Venous Catheterization in Children: Jugulo-subclavian Venous Confluence Versus Internal Jugular Vein

The goal of this study was to compare ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization via the IJV to the JSVC using the supraclavicular approach in children. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Are ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization via the internal jugular vein (IJV) and via the jugular-supraclavicular vein (JSVC) using the supraclavicular approach equivalent in terms of procedural efficacy (e.g., success rate, time to cannulation) in children? 2. Are these two techniques comparable in terms of safety (e.g., complication rates, adverse events) in pediatric patients?

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Key information

Conditions

Catheterization, Central Venous

Age range

1 month–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bechir Hamza Children Hospital

Tunis, Tunisia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Children aged 1 month to 14 years, admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of the anesthesiology and critical care department at Béchir Hamza Children's Hospital in Tunis, or scheduled for major elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring central venous catheter placement.

Exclusion criteria

Patients in whom ultrasound revealed a thrombotic formation in the vein.
Patients for whom the vein could not be adequately visualized on ultrasound

Treatment and study plan

Central venous catheterization

Procedure

ultrasound guided central venous catheterization in children

Primary outcomes

first-attempt Success rate

Time frame: From the day of randomization until radiographic confirmation of central venous catheter position, assessed up to 6 hours.

Obtaining blood reflux from the target vein on the first attempt

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tunis University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Mar 9, 2026
Registry last updated: Mar 9, 2026

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