Jugular vein distention (JVD) causes a bulge in the veins running down the right side of a person’s neck. It results from increased pressure in a large vein called the vena cava. JVD can signify ...

The median body weight was 4.19 kg (Q1, Q3: 2.50, 7.20) for puppies and 0.92 kgs (Q1, Q3: 0.43, 1.14) for kittens. The cephalic vein was the most common site in both species, utilized in 90.4% of ...

After 30 min, two catheters were aseptically inserted, one into a cephalic vein and one into a dorsal pedal artery. Respiratory and cardiovascular variables were monitored using a multiparameter ...

From November 2006 until January 2008 devices were placed using either a cephalic vein cut-down or a blind percutaneous approach based on anatomic landmarks. The choice of insertion technique was ...