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Anatomical landmark for internal jugular vein catheterization for detection of jugular venous O2 saturation (SjvO2) in Thai people. 1999

B Sripairojkul, and T Oewsakul, and A Adultrakoon

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.

Thirty-two (32) cadavers were dissected to find the anatomical landmark for puncturing the internal jugular vein. The point for the right internal jugular vein was 2 cm above and 2.17 cm lateral to the right clavicular head, and that for the left internal jugular vein was 2 cm above and 2.08 cm lateral to the left clavicular head. The right internal jugular vein was found to dominate eighty-eight per cent (88%) of the cadavers. The anatomical point 2 cm above and 2 cm lateral to the head of the clavicle was appropriate for puncturing the internal jugular vein. After puncturing the internal jugular vein, a catheter was inserted ascending to the jugular bulb where jugular venous O2 saturation (Sjv O2) related to the cerebral metabolism was detected.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007601	Jugular Veins	Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins.	Jugular Vein,Vein, Jugular,Veins, Jugular
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010100	Oxygen	An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.	Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D002102	Cadaver	A dead body, usually a human body.	Corpse,Cadavers,Corpses
D002406	Catheterization, Peripheral	Insertion of a catheter into a peripheral artery, vein, or airway for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.	Arterial Catheterization, Peripheral,Catheterization, Bronchial,Catheterization, Peripheral Arterial,Catheterization, Peripheral Venous,Peripheral Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Peripheral,Bronchial Catheterization,PICC Line Catheterization,PICC Line Placement,PICC Placement,Peripheral Arterial Catheterization,Peripheral Venous Catheterization,Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Line Insertion,Arterial Catheterizations, Peripheral,Bronchial Catheterizations,Catheterization, PICC Line,Catheterizations, Bronchial,Catheterizations, PICC Line,Catheterizations, Peripheral,Catheterizations, Peripheral Arterial,Catheterizations, Peripheral Venous,PICC Line Catheterizations,PICC Line Placements,PICC Placements,Peripheral Arterial Catheterizations,Peripheral Catheterizations,Peripheral Venous Catheterizations,Placement, PICC,Placement, PICC Line,Placements, PICC,Placements, PICC Line,Venous Catheterizations, Peripheral
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old
D013785	Thailand	Formerly known as Siam, this is a Southeast Asian nation at the center of the Indochina peninsula. Bangkok is the capital city.	Kingdom of Thailand,Siam