Peripheral venous access in the obese patient

The operation table was tilted [approximate]20 head-down (to make neck veins prominent), and the right external jugular vein was cannulated. Predictive factors for difficult venous access include obesity, chronic illness, hypovolaemia, history of IV drug abuse, vasculopathy,[1],[2],[3] oedema, chemo...

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Published inIndian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 59; no. 10; pp. 692 - 693
Main Authors Prakash, Smita, Arora, Gaurav, Rani, Hg Shobha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Anesthesia
Case studies
Catheters
Letter to Editor
Overweight persons
Physiological aspects
Veins & arteries
India
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Summary:The operation table was tilted [approximate]20 head-down (to make neck veins prominent), and the right external jugular vein was cannulated. Predictive factors for difficult venous access include obesity, chronic illness, hypovolaemia, history of IV drug abuse, vasculopathy,[1],[2],[3] oedema, chemotherapy, diabetes and multiple prior hospitalizations.
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ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/0019-5049.167482