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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Anesthesiol.
Sec. Critical Care Anesthesiology
Volume 4 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fanes.2025.1504851
The Practice of Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheter Catheterization by Chinese Anesthesiologists: A Comparison of Results from Two National Cross-Sectional Surveys
Provisionally accepted- 1 Haikou City People's Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Haikou, Hainan, China
- 2 Hainan Armed Police Corps Hospital, HaiKou city, China
- 3 First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
- 4 Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
BACKGROUNDː Central venous catheter catheterization is widely used in anesthesia, intensive car e, and emergency departments. The guidelines recommend performing Central venous catheterization under ultrasound guidance.METHODSː This cross-sectional survey used two electronic questionnaires to explore the status of u ltrasound guidance central venous catheter catheterization in the Chinese Mainland.In 2017, the survey included 1347 individuals, wherein only 20.2% of the respondents expressed willingness to prioritize its use for central venous catheterization, and the frequency of ultrasound use decreased with increasing job levels. In 2023, the survey included 1019 individuals, reflecting a more uniform population distribution than that in 2017. 42.8% of the respondents preferred ultrasound guidance for central venous catheterization. The 2017 survey focused on young doctors with lower qualifications, whereas the 2023 survey was evenly distributed, providing a comprehensive view of the current status of ultrasound -guided central venous catheterization in the Chinese Mainland.CONCLUSIONSː In recent years, the use of ultrasound has greatly reduced the incidence of iatrogenic injuries and has gained recognition in clinical practice and teaching. Disparities in the use of central venous catheterization among doctors at different professional levels have narrowed, indicating a positive overall development.
Keywords: Central venous catheter, Ultrasonography, Catheterization, Intensive Care, Patient Safety, Clinical Practice Guidelines
Received: 01 Oct 2024; Accepted: 31 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Liu, Su, Xu and Tian. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Yi Tian, Haikou City People's Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Haikou, Hainan, China
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