Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Efficacy of ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein versus subclavian vein cannulation in neonates and infants weighing less than 5 kg: a randomized controlled trial
Primary resultResult — go to the resultRelative risk 2.18 95% CI 1.19–4Authors' conclusion
Ultrasound-guided SCV cannulation resulted in a significantly higher first-attempt success rate and a lower incidence of adverse events compared to IJV cannulation in neonates and infants weighing under 5 kg.
Study context
- Population
- Neonates and infants weighing less than 5 kg
- Participants
- 108 neonates
- Comparison
- Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular subclavian vein (SCV) vs internal jugular vein (IJV) cannulation
- SCVn = 54
- IJVn = 54reference
- Primary endpoint
- Success rate on the first insertion attempt
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Relative risk
2.18
95% CI 1.19–4
P = 0.007
Events by treatment group
SCV vs IJV
RR 2.18 (95% CI 1.19–4); P = 0.007
Safety
Adverse events
P = 0.002
Original publication
Efficacy of ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein versus subclavian vein cannulation in neonates and infants weighing less than 5 kg: a randomized controlled trial. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 17 November 2025. doi:10.
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