NCT01003366

Effect of the Bevel Direction of Puncture Needle on Success Rate and Complications During Central Venous Catheterization

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 338 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To test the hypothesis that approaching the internal jugular vein with the needle bevel down would produce less injury to the vessel wall compared to the bevel up approach during central venous catheterization.

Conditions

• Central Venous Catheterization

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	bevel direction during central venous catheterization	approaching the IJV with the needle bevel facing down
DEVICE	bevel direction during central venous catheterization	approaching the IJV with the needle bevel facing up

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-01-01
• Completion: 2011-02-01
• First posted: 2009-10-28
• Last updated: 2011-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea