ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015
Comparison of the effect of the Trendelenburg and passive leg raising positions on internal jugular vein size in critically ill patients.
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- Comparison of the effect of different degrees of passive leg raising on the internal jugular vein cross-sectional area in patients before thoracic surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2019Trial
- Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular internal jugular vein compression to increase internal jugular vein cross-sectional area in hospitalized patients: a prospective observational study in Japan.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- Ultrasonographic assessment of right internal jugular vein dimensions following passive legs elevation versus hepatic compression: a cross-sectional study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
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- The effect of different pressures of pneumoperitoneum on the dimensions of internal jugular vein - A prospective double-blind, randomised study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Pre-anesthetic ultrasonographic assessment of the internal jugular vein for prediction of hypotension during the induction of general anesthesia.Journal of anesthesia · 2019Article
- Using Ultrasonography to Determine Optimal Head-down Tilt Position Angle in Patients before Catheterization of the Internal Jugular Vein.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2017Article
- Comparison of the Trendelenburg position versus upper-limb tourniquet on internal jugular vein diameter.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
Central vein catheterization is a common procedure performed on patients under intensive care. The safe and successful placement of the central venous catheter depends on vein size. Although used for this purpose, the Trendelenburg position can be hazardous in some patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the Trendelenburg and passive leg raising (PLR) positions on the size of the right internal jugular vein (IJV) in mechanically ventilated patients under intensive care. Seventy-eight mechanically ventilated patients under intensive care were included into the study. Sonographic images of the right IJV were recorded in supine (control), 10° Trendelenburg and 40° PLR positions. Anterior-posterior and transverse diameter, cross-sectional area (CSA), and depth were calculated from the recorded images. The size of the right IJV (CSA, transverse and vertical diameters) was significantly larger in the Trendelenburg and PLR positions than in supine position. An increase of 26% in the IJV CSA was obtained in the Trendelenburg position and 23% in the PLR position, compared to the supine position. There was no significant difference between the measurements obtained from the Trendelenburg and PLR positions. The study shows that the Trendelenburg and PLR positions increase the size of the IJV to a similar extent in mechanically ventilated patients under intensive care.
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