Optimal Neck Angle for Internal Jugular Cannulation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Surgery

In brief

Measurements will be made between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery using an ultrasound machine as the subjects is asked to move and position his or her neck in various positions. It is hypothesized that by movements of the neck the investigators can maximize the distance between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery to decrease inadvertent cannulation of the carotid artery to improve patient safety

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02072889

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

50

Starts

2012-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and Females 18 years through 98 Scheduled for cardiac surgery Requires internal cannulation for their scheduled operative procedure -

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals who refuse participation Subjects who already have had the internal jugular cannulated (line already present) History of carotid surgery History of Neck Surgery Individuals under 18 years of age

Where it is running

• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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