CompletedNot Applicable

The 2-stage Approach for Reducing Posterior Wall Puncture During the Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization

South Korea334 participantsStarted 2009-11

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the effect of a 2-stage approach to the internal jugular vein when performing a central venous catheterization compared to the traditional one stage approach on the incidence of hematoma formation and success rate.

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who require a central venous catheter for their thoracic surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Refuse to enroll * Infection at insertion site * Carotid artery disease * Anomaly of central vasculature * Hypertrophied thyroid * History of recent neck surgery

What they're measuring

hematoma formation

Timeframe: immediately after catheterization

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01026649

SponsorSeoul National University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-05

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