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  1. Procedure: Central Venous Catheter (IJV) • LITFL • Procedure

    Sep 18, 2025 · Central lines can be inserted with a short or long-axis approach, depending on clinician preference and skill level. We recommend clinicians begin learning with the short-axis …

  2. Placement of jugular venous catheters - UpToDate

    Mar 20, 2025 · Central venous catheters provide dependable intravenous access and enable hemodynamic monitoring and blood sampling [1-3]. The jugular veins are one of the most …

  3. How To Do Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation - MSD Manuals

    An internal jugular central venous catheter (CVC) or a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is usually preferred to a subclavian CVC (which has a higher risk of bleeding and …

  4. Central line: internal jugular - WikEM

    Aug 23, 2019 · Central line if coagulopathic Preferentially use a compressible site such as the femoral location (avoid the IJ and subclavian if possible, though IJ preferred over subclavian)

  5. ProcGuide: Internal Jugular Central Line

    Internal jugular and subclavian cannulation sites are preferred because of their lower overall rate of mechanical complications. However, these sites carry a small risk of hemothorax and …

  6. Internal Jugular Vein Central Venous Access (Central Venous ...

    Internal Jugular Vein Central Venous Access is a medical procedure where a catheter is placed into the internal jugular vein to administer medication or monitor blood pressure.

  7. Internal Jugular Central Lines - Vascular Wellness

    When clinically indicated, Vascular Wellness clinicians will insert an Internal Jugular Line into the vein and thread the catheter to the lower SVC. This is a central line that is not peripherally …

  8. Central Line - Internal Medicine Residency Handbook

    Venous access for: vasopressors, chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, hemodynamic monitoring (CVP, ScvO2) and cardiac parameters (via PA catheter), inadequate peripheral access

  9. An internal jugular central catheter, jugular line, or “IJ” as many physicians call it, is a long thin hollow tube inserted in a vein in the neck. It is long enough to reach the large vein that enters …

  10. Anatomical Review of Jugular Central Line Placement

    First, a guide wire is threaded through the needle and into the right internal jugular vein. The needle is then removed while the physician maintains control of the guidewire.