Effect of Shoulder Retraction on Success Rate of Subclavian Vein Catheterization

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subclavian Vein Catheterization

Treatments: Procedure: position of neutral shoulder; Procedure: position of shoulder retraction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01368692

H-1103-124-357

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the shoulder retraction by placing a saline bag between the scapula influences a success rate of subclavian vein catheterization.

Enrollment: 362 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 82 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult patients undergoing neurosurgery or thoracic surgery that requires the placement of subclavian venous catheterization

Exclusion criteria

• infection over the puncture site
• history of prior clavicular fracture
• anatomical anomaly of subclavian vein

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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362 participants in 2 patient groups

neutral shoulder

Active Comparator group

Description:

neutral shoulder position during subclavian vein catheterization

Treatment:

Procedure: position of neutral shoulder

shoulder retraction

Experimental group

Description:

position of shoulder retraction during subclavian vein catheterization

Treatment:

Procedure: position of shoulder retraction