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Liu B, Liu Y, Li J, Kang J, Sun W. A feasible and safe standardized protocol for ultrasound and intracavitary electrocardiogram-based tip navigation and tip location during placement of peripherally inserted central catheters. J Vasc Access 2024; 25:935-942. [PMID: 36527184 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221095039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are performed for medium and long term intravenous therapy. The most recent guidelines recommend the use of ultrasound-guided venipuncture to reduce surgery-related complications. In recent years, bedside ultrasound has also been used as evidence of accuracy in tip navigation and tip positioning. This paper is aimed to investigate using tip navigation with the ultrasonic technique and intracavitary electrocardiogram during the catheterization, and to suggest a feasible and safe standardized protocol for clinical practice. METHODS A total of 1727 tumor clients who suffered from combined the ultrasonic technique with intracavitary electrocardiogram (ECG + US group) to confirm the tip location of PICC were included in Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 2020. And based on electronic medical records according to the types of cancer as 1:1 to select 1727 cases who only underwent electrocardiogram (ECG group) to verify the tip location of catheters with the same team in 2019. Compared two groups of purpose of catheter, insertion site of upper limbs, times of puncture and delivery catheters, tip location and malposition of peripherally inserted central catheter, and analysis of the safety and feasibility. RESULTS There were no significant differences between the two groups in the purpose of catheter, insertion site of upper limbs, times of puncture, and delivery catheters. The percentage of optimal tip location in ECG + US group was significantly higher than that in ECG group, and the rate of malposition of catheters was obviously lower than that in ECG group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Tip navigation based with ultrasound and intracavitary electrocardiogram has high accuracy to confirm tip location of PICC, and it is also feasible and safe, which can not only to make up for the deficiency of patients without surface P waves who could not be applied ECG but also to fit for all patients.
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- Bing Liu
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhu L, Gong C, Zhu J, Zhu L, Chen L, Ni Y. Assessing ultrasound-guided axillary vein cannulation using a cumulative sum analysis: A single operator experience. J Vasc Access 2021; 24:436-442. [PMID: 34387514 DOI: 10.1177/11297298211038452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound-guided axillary vein (AxV) cannulation has been described as an effective alternative to internal jugular vein cannulation in adult cardiac surgical patients. However, the learning curve for this technique has not yet been addressed. This study aimed to determine the number of cases required to achieve proficiency in performing AxV cannulation among novice anesthesiologists. METHODS This prospective study included the first 60 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided AxV cannulation performed by a single third-year resident who was trained in adult cardiac anesthesia. This study investigated the number of cases required to gain technical proficiency by applying cumulative sum analysis on the learning curve (LC-CUSUM) of ultrasound-guided AxV cannulation. RESULTS Based on the assessment of the CUSUM plots, a descending inflection point for decreasing the overall procedural time for AxV cannulation was observed after patient 29. Regarding the procedural outcomes, comparing the early-experience group with the late-experience group (29 vs 31 cases), the former group had longer operating time (1526 s vs 1120 s, p < 0.001) and identification time (110 s vs 92 s, p < 0.001) and lower first-attempt success rate (8, 27.6% vs 30, 96.8%, p < 0.001) than the latter group. CONCLUSIONS CUSUM demonstrated that at least 29 successful cases are required to achieve an expertized manipulation in ultrasound-guided AxV cannulation for inexperienced novices. The learning curve for ultrasound-guided AxV cannulation was observed in 29 cases. After adequate training, the overall procedural time and the first-attempt success rate, and puncture-related complications for AxV cannulation improved with increased experience.
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- Linjia Zhu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Imataki O, Shimatani M, Ohue Y, Uemura M. Effect of ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections and mechanical complications. BMC Infect Dis 2019; 19:857. [PMID: 31619174 PMCID: PMC6796423 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4487-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Central venous catheters (CVCs) are necessary for critically ill patients, including those with hematological malignancies. However, CVC insertion is associated with inevitable risks for various adverse events. Whether ultrasound guidance decreases the risk of catheter-related infection remains unclear. Methods We observed 395 consecutive CVC insertions between April 2009 and January 2013 in our hematological oncology unit. Because the routine use of ultrasound guidance upon CVC insertion was adopted based on our hospital guidelines implemented after 2012, the research period was divided into before December 2011 (early term) and after January 2012 (late term). Results Underlying diseases included hematological malignancies and immunological disorders. In total, 235 and 160 cases were included in the early- and late term groups, respectively. The median insertion duration was 26 days (range, 2–126 days) and 18 days (range, 2–104 days) in the early- and late term groups, respectively. The internal jugular, subclavian, and femoral veins were the sites of 22.6, 40.2, and 25.7% of the insertions in the early term group and 32.3, 16.9, and 25.4% of the insertions in the late term group, respectively. The frequency of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) was 1.98/1000 catheter days and 2.17/1000 catheter days in the early- and late term groups, respectively. In the subgroup analysis, the detected causative pathogens of CRBSI did not differ between the two term groups; gram-positive cocci, gram-positive bacilli, and gram-negative bacilli were the causative pathogens in 68.9, 11.5, and 14.8% of the cases in the early term group and in 68.2, 11.4, and 18.2% of the cases in the late term group, respectively. In the multivariate analysis to determine the risk of CRBSI, only age was detected as an independent contributing factor; the indwelling catheter duration was detected as a marginal factor. A significant reduction in mechanical complications was associated with the use of ultrasound guidance. Conclusions Ultrasound-guided CVC insertion did not decrease the incidence of CRBSI. The only identified risk factor for CRBSI was age in our cohort. However, we found that the introduction of ultrasound-guided insertion triggered an overall change in safety management with or without the physicians’ intent.
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- Osamu Imataki
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-town, Kita-county, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan.
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- Nursing Division, Kagawa University Hospital, Kagawa, Japan
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- Nursing Division, Kagawa University Hospital, Kagawa, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-town, Kita-county, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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Raheja R, Brahmavar M, Joshi D, Raman D. Application of Lung Ultrasound in Critical Care Setting: A Review. Cureus 2019; 11:e5233. [PMID: 31565634 PMCID: PMC6758979 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.5233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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This article reviews the use of thoracic ultrasound in the intensive care unit (ICU). The focus of this article is to review the basic terminology and clinical applications of thoracic ultrasound. The diagnostic approach to a breathless patient, the blue protocol, is presented in a simplified flow chart. The diagnostic application of thoracic ultrasound in lung parenchymal and pleural diseases, role in bedside procedures, diaphragmatic assessment, and lung recruitment are described. Recent updates discussed in this review help support its increasingly indispensable role in the emergent and critical care setting.
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- Ronak Raheja
- Internal Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Cloudphysician Healthcare, Bengaluru, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Cloudphysician Healthcare, Bengaluru, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Cloudphysician Healthcare, Bengaluru, IND
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A new extra-thoracic, in-plane, longitudinal, real-time, ultrasound-guided access to the axillary vein. Intensive Care Med 2019; 45:876-880. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05561-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Millington SJ, Lalu MM, Boivin M, Koenig S. Better With Ultrasound: Subclavian Central Venous Catheter Insertion. Chest 2019; 155:1041-1048. [PMID: 30610849 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The insertion of a subclavian central venous catheter is generally associated with a high rate of success and a favorable risk profile. The use of ultrasound for procedural guidance has been demonstrated to further increase the rate of success and reduce the risk of specific mechanical complications, especially in patients with difficult surface anatomy. Many individual ultrasound techniques have been described in the literature; this article presents a systematic approach for incorporating these tools into bedside practice and includes a series of illustrative figures and narrated video presentations to demonstrate the techniques described.
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- Scott J Millington
- Intensive Care Unit, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY
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Subclavian and axillary vessel anatomy: a prospective observational ultrasound study. Can J Anaesth 2017; 65:350-359. [PMID: 29209928 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-017-1032-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The primary objective of this study was to define the ultrasound-derived anatomy of the axillary/subclavian vessels. As a secondary objective, we evaluated the relationship between the vascular anatomy and demographic, anthropometric, and hemodynamic data of patients. METHODS This observational anatomical study used bedside ultrasound with 150 cardiac surgical patients in the operating room. Bilateral axillary and subclavian anatomy was determined using a high-frequency ultrasound probe with fixed reference points. Images were recorded and analyzed, and correlation with demographic, anthropometric, and hemodynamic data was performed. RESULTS The images were adequate to evaluate potential anatomical variations in 97.4% of patients with a body mass index as high as 46.4 kg·m-2. The mean (standard deviation) diameter of the axillary vein was 1.2 (0.3) cm on the right side and 1.1 (0.2) cm on the left side. The dimensions of the axillary vein were larger on the right side in 69% of patients. The vein was located directly over the artery in the mid-clavicular view in 67% of the patients and in lateral-clavicular view in only 7% of the patients. As we moved the probe laterally, the vein was lateralized in relation to the artery in 89% of patients. There was no significant correlation between the hemodynamic data and vessel size, although direct correlation was found between body mass index and the depth of the vessel (P < 0.001). The axillary vein area was smaller in females than in males (P < 0.002), and in 4% of patients, the axillary vein was in an aberrant position. CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, axillary vessel anatomy varied considerably, and the patients' hemodynamics could not predict the size of the axillary vessels. Only the patients' weight correlated moderately with the depth of the vein.
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Kim EH, Lee JH, Song IK, Kim HS, Jang YE, Choi SN, Kim JT. Real-time ultrasound-guided axillary vein cannulation in children: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia 2017; 72:1516-1522. [PMID: 28990161 DOI: 10.1111/anae.14086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The axillary vein is a good site for ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation in terms of infection rate, patient comfort and its anatomical relationship with the clavicle and lungs. We compared real-time ultrasound-guided axillary vein cannulation with conventional infraclavicular landmark-guided subclavian vein cannulation in children. A total of 132 paediatric patients were randomly allocated to either ultrasound-guided axillary vein (axillary group) or landmark-guided subclavian vein (landmark group). The outcomes measured were success rate after two attempts, first-attempt success rate, time to cannulation and complication rate. The success rate after two attempts was 83% in the axillary group compared with 63% in the landmark group (odds ratio 2.85, 95%CI 1.25-6.48, p = 0.010). The first-attempt success rate was 46% for the axillary group and 40% for the landmark group (p = 0.274) and median time to cannulation was 156 s for the axillary group and 180 s for the landmark group (p = 0.286). There were no differences in complication rates between the two groups, although three episodes of subclavian artery puncture occurred in the landmark group (p = 0.08). We conclude that axillary vein cannulation using a real-time ultrasound-guided in-plane technique is useful and effective in paediatric patients.
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- E-H Kim
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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