The diameter of the internal jugular vein studied by autopsy
| Autor: | Katsuji Nishi, Satoshi Furukawa, Tokiko Nakagawa, Ikuo Sakaguchi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Left internal jugular vein business.industry education Ultrasound Autopsy Pathology and Forensic Medicine Surgery surgical procedures operative Jugular vein cardiovascular system medicine In patient Radiology business Internal jugular vein health care economics and organizations Right internal jugular vein Venous cannulation |
| Zdroj: | Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine. 18:125-128 |
| ISSN: | 1844-8585 1221-8618 |
| DOI: | 10.4323/rjlm.2010.125 |
| Popis: | Central venous cannulation is frequently used in patients with serious disease. However, it can be unsuccessful and many patients have complications. Central venous access for surgical procedures and nonsurgical reasons is a valuable adjunct to patient care. The recommended use of ultrasound to guide and optimize vascular catheterization has increasingly reduced the incidence of complications. The internal jugular vein can be visualized during the ultrasound- guided procedure. However, many factors influence accurately measuring the internal jugular vein when using ultrasound. The purpose of this study is to measure accurately the diameter of the internal jugular veins. We obtained internal jugular vein autopsy measurements from 30 subjects. The subjects died of natural or traumatic causes and were candidates for autopsy because of medico-legal reasons. In 73.3 percent of subjects, the right internal jugular vein was larger than the left internal jugular vein. However, there was considerable variation of the right and left jugular vein diameter within an individual. |
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