Volume 30, Issue 4 e13207
SHORT RESEARCH ARTICLE

Development and feasibility of an echocardiography-guided tip location program for central venous catheter implantation

Yan Shen

Yan Shen

Department of Intensive Care Unit, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China

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Xin Li

Xin Li

Department of Vascular Access Outpatient, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China

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Huiyan Zhang

Huiyan Zhang

Department of Vascular Access Outpatient, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China

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Jian Chang

Jian Chang

Department of Nursing, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China

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Xingmei Zhou

Corresponding Author

Xingmei Zhou

Department of Nursing, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China

Correspondence

Xingmei Zhou, Department of Nursing, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai 200080, China.

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First published: 13 January 2025

Yan Shen and Xin Li contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

This is a prospective observational study designed to develop an echocardiography-guided tip location program for central venous catheter (CVC) implantation, and to assess the feasibility and the accuracy of the program. First, a multidisciplinary expert committee designed an echocardiography-guided tip location program; then, a pilot prospective observational study was conducted to assess the feasibility of the program in a vascular access clinic in a tertiary hospital. A total of 186 patients participated in the study. Successful echocardiography-guided tip placement was achieved in 172 (92.5%) patients. The accuracy of the program reached 99.4%. The program of echocardiography-guided tip location is feasible and accurate. Ultrasound images revealed notable discrepancies at various locations, allowing specialized nurses to conduct echocardiography-guided tip placement during CVC insertion through targeted training and practice.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that supports the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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