• Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2007

    Comparative Study

    Trendelenburg position, simulated Valsalva maneuver, and liver compression do not alter the size of the right internal jugular vein in patients with a bidirectional Glenn shunt.

    • Koichi Yuki, Kelly Chilson, Kirsten C Odegard, and James A DiNardo.
    • Cardiac Anesthesia Service, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
    • Anesth. Analg. 2007 Aug 1;105(2):365-8.

    BackgroundUltrasound is increasingly used to facilitate right internal jugular vein (RIJV) cannulation in children. In children without cardiac disease, position changes and enhancement maneuvers increase RIJV cross-sectional area (CSA) and further facilitate cannulation. We investigated the effect of these maneuvers on RIJV CSA in children with a bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunt presenting for a Fontan procedure.MethodsThe CSA (cm(2)) of the RIJV in 21 children with a BDG shunt presenting for a Fontan procedure was assessed by ultrasonic planimetry (SonoSite). Two positions, supine (S) and 15 degrees Trendelenburg (T); and two enhancements maneuvers, manual liver compression (L) and a simulated Valsalva maneuver (V) were utilized in combination. Eight separate measurements (S, S + L, S + V, S + L + V, T, T + L, T + V, T + L + V) were made in each patient. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance with repeated measures and with Tukey post hoc pairwise comparison analysis.ResultsNo significant change in the RIJV CSA or % change in CSA from baseline (S) was observed.ConclusionsPosition changes and enhancement maneuvers are unlikely to facilitate RIJV cannulation in BDG shunt patients presenting for Fontan procedure because these interventions do not increase RIJV CSA.

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