Annals of cardiac anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A comparative study of safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided infra-clavicular axillary vein cannulation versus ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein cannulation in adult cardiac surgical patients.
Ultrasound (US)-guided internal jugular vein (IJV) cannulation is a widely accepted standard procedure. The axillary vein (AV) in comparison to the subclavian vein is easily visualized, but its cannulation is not extensively studied in cardiac patients. ⋯ The study shows that the US-guided AV cannulation may serve as an effective alternative to the IJV cannulation in cardiac surgery.