Abstract
Axillary vein catheterization appears as an interesting alternative to subclavian vein catheterization (SVC) under ultrasound (US) guidance.[1]
Highlights
Axillary vein catheterization appears as an interesting alternative to subclavian vein catheterization (SVC) under ultrasound (US) guidance.[1]
All patients admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) or operating room, requiring a central vein catheterization (CVC) without contraindication for SVC, were randomly assigned to subclavian or axillary groups
The subclavian and axillary strategy success rates were 96.5% and 98.4%, respectively
Summary
All patients admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) or operating room, requiring a central vein catheterization (CVC) without contraindication for SVC, were randomly assigned to subclavian or axillary groups. The primary endpoint was to compare success rate of each approach. The secondary endpoints were: strategy success rates, catheter position and complications. Strategy of CVC consisted in using the allocated approach and switching to the non-allocated approach after two failed punctures
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