Recommendations of Peres for Positioning a Central Venous Catheter Inserted into a Jugular or Subclavian Vein

Description

Peres recommended the insertion length of a central venous catheters that would avoid placement within the right atrium. Insertion of a catheter within the right atrium is included with a number of complications including perforation with cardiac tamponade. The author is from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Patient: adult (for insertion into children see 06.13.04)

Parameters:

(1) vein to be used

(2) height of the patient in cm

Vein	Insertion Length
right subclavian, infraclavicular	((height in cm) / 10) - 2 cm
right external jugular	((height in cm) / 10) cm
right internal jugular	((height in cm) / 10) cm
left external jugular	((height in cm) / 10) + 4 cm

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Specialty

ICD-10