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- Title
Effects of head rotation on the right internal jugular vein in infants and young children.
- Authors
Gwak, M. J.; Park, J. Y.; Suk, E. H.; Kim, D. H.
- Abstract
We investigated the effects of head rotation on the cross-sectional area of the right internal jugular vein and its relative position to the carotid artery. Eighty-eight subjects were divided into infants and children groups. The cross-sectional area of the right internal jugular vein and the degree of the carotid artery overlap were measured at 0° (neutral), 40° and 80° of head rotation. The cross-sectional area of the right internal jugular vein was significantly larger at 40° and 80° head rotation compared with the neutral position in both infants and children (p < 0.001). As the head was rotated, the percentage overlap of the carotid artery increased significantly (p < 0.001). We suggest that 40° head rotation appears to be optimal for right internal jugular vein cannulation in paediatric patients.
- Subjects
JUGULAR vein; NECK blood-vessels; VEINS; CAROTID artery; CATHETERIZATION
- Publication
Anaesthesia, 2010, Vol 65, Issue 3, p272
- ISSN
0003-2409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06209.x