ltrasound guided jugular vein cannulatio

Completed

• Conditions: Jugular vein cannulation; Surgery; Cannulation

• Registration Number: ISRCTN00203325
• Lead Sponsor: Attikon Teaching Hospital (Greece) - University of Athens

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 556

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients of the Attikon Hospital, in General Surgery, Oncology and Haematology Departments
2. Males and females, from 18 - 80 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with internal jugular vein thrombosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Success rate of cannulation, attempts less than or equal to three by the same operator.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Number of tries<br>2. Time to complete cannulation<br>3. Immediate complications (assessed by the operator and his assistance)<br>4. Place of the catheter using x-ray just after cannulation (assessed by a radiologist)<br>5. Early complications, measured at days 1, 2 and 5 post cannulation (assesed by a senior surgeon)<br>6. Later complications (late infections and obstruction of catheters? life up to six months, assesed by a physician and/or a senior nurse)