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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jan 1999
Position of the internal jugular vein in children. A study of the anatomy using ultrasonography.
- C Mallinson, J Bennett, P Hodgson, and A J Petros.
- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
- Paediatr Anaesth. 1999 Jan 1;9(2):111-4.
AbstractThe relative anatomy of the internal jugular vein (IJV) was studied in 25 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization under general anaesthesia, with the use of a portable ultrasound probe. In 14 of cases the IJV was anterior, 1 anterolateral and in 10 lateral to the carotid artery between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. At the level of the cricoid cartilage, in six cases the IJV was anterior, three anterolateral and in 16 of children the IJV was lateral to the carotid artery. When attempting to cannulate the IJV, because of the variability in relationship of the IJV to CA the technique used should be modified depending upon the level at which cannulation is attempted. The position of the IJV in the child appears to be so variable extra care should be taken when cannulating the IJV and it should not be assumed that the techniques used in adults are directly transferable.
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