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| LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 163 |
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Response to letter to editor
Deepak K Tempe1, Suruchi Hasija2, Deepti Saigal1, Manoj K Sanwal1, Sanjula Virmani1, Subodh Satyarthi3
1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
| Date of Web Publication | 7-Oct-2016 |
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Deepak K Tempe
Dean, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated GB Pant, LNH, and GNEC Hospitals, 2, Bhadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2394-7438.191693
How to cite this article:
Tempe DK, Hasija S, Saigal D, Sanwal MK, Virmani S, Satyarthi S. Response to letter to editor. MAMC J Med Sci 2016;2:163 |
Sir,
We thank Sasani et al. for showing interest in our paper [1] and their valuable comments. We essentially agree with the point of view that the use of a high-frequency (7 MHz) linear array probe and a dynamic method is definitely desirable for using ultrasound (US) assistance in internal jugular vein (IJV) cannulation. [2]
However, the current study was mainly directed toward the practical situation in a cardiac surgery operation theater including space and cost constraints. The study was designed keeping in mind the utilization of already available gadgets and resources in this operation theater. The setup usually has a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) machine along with a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) probe which has a frequency (2-4 MHz). The sterile sheath required for the dynamic US technique was not available to us. The adult cardiac surgical population is also different from the kind of subject population used in the studies that have formed a part of meta-analysis supporting the use of US for IJV cannulation. [3] Keeping these patient and device factors into consideration, the current study aimed to compare the static US technique using the TTE probe supplied with the TEE machine with the conventional landmark technique in the adult cardiac surgical population.
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Conflicts of interest
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| 1. | Tempe DK, Hasija S, Saigal D, Sanwal MK, Virmani S, Satyarthi S. Comparison of the landmark technique and the static ultrasound-guided technique for internal jugular vein cannulation in adult cardiac surgical patients. MAMC J Med Sci 2016;2:89-93.   |
| 2. | National Institute for Clinical Excellence. NICE Technical Appraisal Guidance No. 49: Guidance on the Use of Ultrasound Locating Devices for Placing Central Venous Catheters. London: NICE; September, 2002. Available from: http://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/ultrasound_49_GUIDANCE.pdf. [Last accessed on 2014 Aug 31]. |
| 3. | Troianos CA, Hartman GS, Glas KE, Skubas NJ, Eberhardt RT, Walker JD, et al. Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: Recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and cardiovascular anaesthesiologists. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011;24:1291-318. [ PUBMED] |
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