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Facilitating Needle Alignment With Aiming Method

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Central Venous Catheters
Registration Number
NCT03778437
Lead Sponsor
Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
Brief Summary

Although ultrasound-guided catheterization of the subclavian vein is becoming standard procedure in anesthetic practice, failure to align the needle and the transducer still can lead to possibly complications. In this study, we proposed a new alignment method, namely Aiming Method. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the use of this aiming method improved resident volunteers' performance of ultrasound-guided SC insertion in real patients. Specifically, residents were asked to perform three different methods: landmark techniques, ultrasound-guided with aiming method and ultrasound-guided plus needle guide techniques.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
474
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years to 70 years
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Ⅰ-Ⅲ
  • Elective surgery patients requiring subclavian vein catheterization
Exclusion Criteria
  • Local anatomic abnormalities in subclavicular area
  • Preexisting subclavian vein thrombosis or coagulation disorders
  • Refusal of subclavian vein catheterization

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Procedural time24 hours

the time from skin break to guide wire was positioned into the subclavian vein

Number of skin breaks24 hours

number of skin punctures

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The incidence of arterial puncture24 hours

aspiration of arterial blood during needle insertion or local haematoma in ultrasound image

The incidence of pneumothorax24 hours

aspiration of air during needle insertion, or thoracic ultrasonography, or chest radiography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Daping Hospital

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Chongqing, China

Daping Hospital
🇨🇳Chongqing, China

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