Validation of the Ipsilateral Nipple as the Directional Guide for Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) Catheterization

Traditional teaching that suggests the ipsilateral nipple as the directional guide for needle advancement during Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) catheterization has weak grounds.

The investigators attempt to validate this long-standing statement.

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Key information

Conditions

Ipsilateral Nipple Catheterization Internal Jugular Vein

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Boramae Medical Center

Seoul, 156-707, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

adult patients over the age of 18 undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

history of neck or breast surgery
anatomical anomaly of the neck or breast
neck mass
breast mass

Treatment and study plan

SCM triangle - ipsilateral nipple

Procedure

draws the tract of the IJV using the SCM triangle head and the ipsilateral nipple

Primary outcomes

difference in angle

Time frame: 1 day

difference in angle between traditional (triangular head of the SCM - ipsilateral nipple) and ultrasound guided tract

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: May 4, 2011
Registry last updated: Aug 5, 2020

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