Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: July-September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 251-253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20210743
Comparing Time Taken for Cannulating Internal Jugular Vein by USG Guided Approach: Short Axis versus Long Axis Technique
Shallu Chaudhary1, Ravikant Dogra2, Major Amit Atwal3
1Medical Officer (Anaesthesia), Health & Family Welfare Department, Himachal Pradesh, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, IGMC Shimla Himachal Pradesh, India.
3Medical Officer, Military Hospital Jutogh Cantt, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Corresponding Author: Major Amit Atwal
ABSTRACT
We have conducted our study in 80 patients admitted in the general ICU, requiring internal jugular vein cannulation. We formed 2 groups of 40 patients each that is:- Group 1 (short axis) and Group 2 (long axis). Under USG guidance, we cannulated the internal jugular vein with short axis view in group 1 and long axis view in group 2. Meanwhile the time taken to perform these cannulations was noted and then compared. After the study, we found that the internal jugular vein was cannulated much faster in short axis group as compared to the long axis group.
Keywords: Central venous cannulation, internal jugular vein, USG guided approach, short axis versus long axis technique.