Effect of the Bevel Direction of Puncture Needle on Success Rate and Complications During Central Venous Catheterization

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Central Venous Catheterization

Treatments: Device: bevel direction during central venous catheterization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01003366

JHBahk_CVC bevel

Details and patient eligibility

About

To test the hypothesis that approaching the internal jugular vein with the needle bevel down would produce less injury to the vessel wall compared to the bevel up approach during central venous catheterization.

Enrollment: 338 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing surgery that requires the placement of a central venous catheter at the internal jugular vein

Exclusion criteria

• anatomical anomaly in the neck region
• recent history of central venous catheterization

Trial design

338 participants in 2 patient groups

bevel down

Experimental group

Description:

approaching the IJV with the needle bevel facing down

Treatment:

Device: bevel direction during central venous catheterization

bevel up

Active Comparator group

Description:

approaching the IJV with the needle bevel facing up

Treatment:

Device: bevel direction during central venous catheterization