The Practical Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography for Obtaining an Optimal Depth of Internal Jugular Venous Catheters in Infants

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Insertion Depth of Central Venous Catheter

Treatments: Procedure: transthoracic echocardiography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01763229

H-1107-116-371

Details and patient eligibility

About

To test if transthoracic echocardiography is useful for correct positioning of central venous catheters in infants with congenital heart disease

Full description

Patients scheduled for surgery for congenital heart disease younger than 12 months were studied. Following successful catheter insertion, the insertion depth was determined using transthoracic echocardiography. The long axis or short axis images were used.Chest X-ray images were taken postoperatively and distances from the tip to the carina level were measured.

Enrollment: 108 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• anomaly of the internal jugular vein
• thrombus in the internal jugular vein

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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108 participants in 1 patient group

transthoracic echocardiography

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: transthoracic echocardiography