Central Line Errors Flashcards
IJ adjacent structures
carotid
phrenic
brachial plexus
carotid location
medial/deep to IJ
carotid needle error
inserted too medial
not directed ipsilateral nipple
carotid injury
hematoma
cerbral thromboembolism
airway obstruction
phrenic location (IJ)
behind IJ
on anterior scalenus anterior
phrenic error (IJ)
inserted too deep
phrenic injury (IJ)
hemidiaphragm paralysis
brachial plexus (IJ) location
the scalenus anterior is between IJ and plexus
brachial plexus erro (IJ)
too deep
too lateral
too inferior
brachial plexus injury (IJ)
motor sensory deficits in hand/arm
IJ placement table positionn
trendelenburg
IJ needle angle
30 degrees towards ipsilateral nipple
SCV adjacent structures
SCA
brachial plexus
parietal pleura
phrenic
thoracic duct
SCA location
posterior and anterior to SCV
(10-15mm)
SCA error
too deep
too lateral
SCA injury
hemorrhage
hematoma
hemothorax
brachial plexus location (SCV)
posterior to vein
(20 mm)
brachial plexus error (SCV)
too deep
too lateral
brachial plexus injury
motor sensory deficits
parietal pleura location
contacts posteoinferior side of SCV
parietal pleura error
above/below vein
parietal pleura injury
pneumothorax
phrenic locaiton (SCV)
contacts posteroinferior side of SCV
phrenic error (SCV)
above/below SCV
phrenic injury
paralysis of hemidiaphragm
thoracic duct location
enters the superior margin of SCV
thoracic duct error
above/below vein
thoracic duct injury
lymphedema
chylothorax (left)
SCV insertion positioning
trendelenburg
SCV insertion needle locations
1cm lateral to clavicular head of sternocleomastoid muscle
SCV needle angle
10 degree
towards sternal notch
femoral vein adjacent structures
femoral artery
psoas
bowerl
sinovial capsule
femoral artery location
lateral to femoral vein
femoral artery error
too lateral
femoral artery injury
hematoma
psoas location
posterior to femoral vein
psoas error
too deep
psoas injury
hematoma
psoas abscess
bowel location
proximal /deep to femoral vein
bowel error
inserted too deep
above inguinal ligament
bowel injury
enterotomy
peritonitis
sinovial capsule location
deep to psoas
posterior to femoral vein
sinovial error
too deep
sinovial injury
arthritis
septic joint
sinovial injury more common in what pts
peds
femoral triangle
sartorius (lateral)
adductor longus (medial)
inguinal ligament (superior)
femoral needle insetion
1 cm medial to artery
2 cm inferior to iinguinal ligament
femoral needle angle
45 degrees cephalic
right SCV depth formula
Ht/10 -2 cm
left SCV depth
Ht/10 + 2 cm
right IJ depth
Ht/10
left IJ depth
Ht/10 +4 cm
R SCV in SVC
96%
R SCV in RA
4
L SCV in SVC
97%
L SCV in RA
2%
R IJ in SVC
90%
R IJ in RA
10%
L IJ in SVC
94%
L IJ in RA
5%