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Safety of a training program for ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in critically ill patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21876919     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a training program for performing ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein cannulation in critically ill patients.
METHODS: Cohort prospective study, evaluating adult patients admitted in a teaching intensive care unit (ICU). Catheter placement was performed by an ICU medical resident. The patient's baseline characteristics, vessel's position and operator experience were the evaluated variables. The main outcomes were cannulation success rate and incidence of major complications.
RESULTS: A total of 118 consecutive patients were enrolled between May 2008 and November 2009. The success rate of ultrasound guided catheter placement was 90% (106/118), 77% in the first attempt. Major complications occurred in 4% of the cases (n = 5) and were not associated with the analyzed variables. Inability to place the guide wire was the reason for 58% (7/12) of the failures. Operators with more than 15 previous ultrasound guided cannulations had an increased success rate (95% vs. 79%, p = 0.01) and increased failure was related to previous catheterization (26% vs. 7%, p = 0.02).
CONCLUSION: Learning ultrasound guidance for IJV vein cannulation was safe and feasible in ICU patients. This process was not associated to complications and better results were achieved across the spectrum of operator experience.
Authors:
Felippe Leopoldo Dexheimer Neto; Cíntia Roehrig; Paola Morandi; Roselaine Pinheiro de Oliveira; Cassiano Teixeira; Juçara Gasparetto Maccari; Andre Luiz da Silva Alencastro; Régis Bueno Albuquerque; Eubrando Silvestre Oliveira
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (1992)     Volume:  57     ISSN:  0104-4230     ISO Abbreviation:  Rev Assoc Med Bras     Publication Date:    2011 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-30     Completed Date:  2012-02-27     Revised Date:  2012-04-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9308586     Medline TA:  Rev Assoc Med Bras     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  394-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Adult Intensive Care Center, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. fdneto@tj.rs.gov.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Catheterization, Central Venous / methods*
Chi-Square Distribution
Critical Care / methods
Critical Illness / therapy
Education, Medical
Female
Humans
Jugular Veins / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Punctures / methods
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Factors
Treatment Failure
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*

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