The effects of the Trendelenburg position and the Valsalva manoeuvre on internal jugular vein diameter and placement in children

Dincyurek G. N., MOĞOL E., TÜRKER Y. G., YAVAŞCAOĞLU B., GURBET A., KAYA F. N., ...More

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.56, no.8, pp.468-471, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.11622/smedj.2015020
  • Journal Name: SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.468-471
  • Keywords: catheterisation, reverse Trendelenburg, Trendelenburg, ultrasonography, Valsalva, CENTRAL VENOUS CANNULATION, CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA, DIFFICULT INTRAVENOUS ACCESS, ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE, HEAD ROTATION, INTRATHORACIC PRESSURE, CATHETER PLACEMENT, PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS, YOUNG-CHILDREN, FEMORAL VEIN
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION We compared the effects of various surgical positions, with and without the Valsalva manoeuvre, on the diameter of the right internal jugular vein (RIJV).