ArticleCureus2025
Locating Femoral Vein by Anatomic Landmarks: A Cadaveric Study.
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Abstract
backgroundIn circumstances of emergency or challenging peripheral access, the femoral vein serves as a vital intravenous access channel. The vein is commonly located by palpating the femoral arterial pulse inferior to the mid-inguinal point or by the 'V' technique. As femoral arterial pulse may not be non-palpable in some cases, some distances from nearby anatomic landmarks might help to locate the femoral vein for cannulation. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn 54 dissected cadaveric lower limbs, the distances of the femoral vein from the anterior superior iliac spine, the symphysis pubis, and the skin surface were measured to prepare a dataset for locating the vein with the help of these data. The values were statistically analyzed.
resultThe mean distance of the femoral vein from the anterior superior iliac spine was 80.16±8.96 mm, the mean distance from the symphysis pubis was 66.77±11.08 mm, and the mean depth of the femoral vein from the skin surface was 20.93±8.84 mm. All the distances and skin depths were higher in female limbs; however, only the depth from the skin surface was statistically significant across the genders.
conclusionThese datasets might be useful as additional support while performing femoral vein cannulation in complicated and challenging cases where the facility of radiological monitoring is not available.
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