Education and Training

A Prospective Trial of Ultrasound Versus Landmark Guided Central Venous Access in the Pediatric Population

The investigators hypothesized that, in children undergoing venous cannulation for central line placement by pediatric surgeons, ultrasound-guided cannulation leads to an increase in successful venous cannulation at first attempt compared to landmark guided cannulation.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Intervention(s):

  • procedure: central line placement
  • device: Ultrasound

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - All patients between the ages of 0 and 18 years undergoing tunneled central venous
   line placement under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Preoperative proof of non-patency of central veins

   - coagulopathy

   - access site surgeon

Ages Eligible for Study

N/A - 18 Years

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Not Recruiting