A Prospective Trial of Ultrasound Versus Landmark Guided Central Venous Access in the Pediatric Population

A Prospective Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Versus Landmark Guided Central Venous Access in Children

The investigators hypothesized that, in children undergoing venous cannulation for central line placement by pediatric surgeons, ultrasound-guided cannulation leads to an increase in successful venous cannulation at first attempt compared to landmark guided cannulation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients between the ages of 0 and 18 years undergoing tunneled central venous line placement under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Preoperative proof of non-patency of central veins
• coagulopathy
• access site surgeon