Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital
Background: The superficial veins of the cubital fossa are frequently variable in existence and arrangement. Many clinical procedures, such as reconstructive microsurgery and arterial bypass surgery, as well as intravenous injections or therapy, require the use of superficial veins. Aims and Obje...
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| description | Background: The superficial veins of the cubital fossa are frequently variable in existence and arrangement. Many clinical procedures, such as reconstructive microsurgery and arterial bypass surgery, as well as intravenous injections or therapy, require the use of superficial veins.
Aims and Objective: The aim of the study was to observe and describe the variations in anatomical distribution of the superficial veins of the cubital fossa in Nepalese pre-clinical medical students.
Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study included a total of 98 students between 18 to 24 years of age. A total of 196 anterior aspects of both arms were examined for cubital venous pattern. A tourniquet was applied at the mid-arm and drawing of the pattern of veins was made on a separate unglazed paper. The venous patterns in the cubital fossa were then categorized based on their gender.
Results: Six patterns of superficial veins of the cubital fossa were observed. The commonest pattern in both genders was type I pattern. No statistical significant difference was observed between patterns of superficial veins on the right and left cubital fossa (P = 0.728 and 0.825 respectively) in both male and female subjects.
Conclusion: Our research showed six venous patterns of superficial veins at the cubital fossa in Nepalese population. Understanding the common anatomy, patterns and variations of superficial vein anastomosis is imperative as this knowledge would help those needing venous access for various medical procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73c3a91b076e4d299bdb9d7ecd294d902022-12-21T21:49:03ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762021-10-011210152156https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i10.39248Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching HospitalSanjib Kumar Sah 0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-5497Sidarth Timsinha 1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3707-3855Raju Kumar Chaudhary 2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7636-3356Rajesh Kumar Shah 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4207-8709Umesh Kumar Mehta 4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-8415Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine, Birat Medical College Teaching HospitalAssistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Background: The superficial veins of the cubital fossa are frequently variable in existence and arrangement. Many clinical procedures, such as reconstructive microsurgery and arterial bypass surgery, as well as intravenous injections or therapy, require the use of superficial veins. Aims and Objective: The aim of the study was to observe and describe the variations in anatomical distribution of the superficial veins of the cubital fossa in Nepalese pre-clinical medical students. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study included a total of 98 students between 18 to 24 years of age. A total of 196 anterior aspects of both arms were examined for cubital venous pattern. A tourniquet was applied at the mid-arm and drawing of the pattern of veins was made on a separate unglazed paper. The venous patterns in the cubital fossa were then categorized based on their gender. Results: Six patterns of superficial veins of the cubital fossa were observed. The commonest pattern in both genders was type I pattern. No statistical significant difference was observed between patterns of superficial veins on the right and left cubital fossa (P = 0.728 and 0.825 respectively) in both male and female subjects. Conclusion: Our research showed six venous patterns of superficial veins at the cubital fossa in Nepalese population. Understanding the common anatomy, patterns and variations of superficial vein anastomosis is imperative as this knowledge would help those needing venous access for various medical procedures.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/39248cubital fossagendernepalesepatternssuperficial veins |
| spellingShingle | Sanjib Kumar Sah Sidarth Timsinha Raju Kumar Chaudhary Rajesh Kumar Shah Umesh Kumar Mehta Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Asian Journal of Medical Sciences cubital fossa gender nepalese patterns superficial veins |
| title | Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital |
| title_full | Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital |
| title_short | Pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical Nepalese MBBS students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital |
| title_sort | pattern of superficial venous arrangement in cubital fossa among preclinical nepalese mbbs students at birat medical college teaching hospital |
| topic | cubital fossa gender nepalese patterns superficial veins |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/39248 |
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