critical care medicine
How To Do Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation, Ultrasound Guided
Indications for Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation, US Guided
Secure or long-term venous access that is not available using other sites Inability to obtain Peripheral Vein Catheterization or IV infusion of fluids and drugs for patients in cardiac arrest IV infusion of concentrated or irritating fluids IV infusion of high flows or large fluid volumes beyond what is possible using peripheral venous catheters Monitoring of central venous pressure (CVP) Hemodialysis or plasmapheresis Transvenous cardiac pacing (see video Cardiac Pacemakers ) or Placement of inferior vena cava filter * For transvenous cardiac pacing or pulmonary arterial monitoring, a right internal jugular or a How To Do Infraclavicular Subclavian Vein Cannulation, Ultrasound-Guided typically is preferred. 