The best vein to be accessed based on descriptive study of dorsal metacarpal vein

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

It is well known that the most common sites for venous access are the superficial veins of the upper limb, particularly dorsal metacarpal veins and median cubital vein. Although dorsal metacarpal veins are the first choice for venous cannulation, there is scarce information about their anatomic variation. Hence, detailed anatomical information about these veins will improve the anatomic knowledge of the health care providers. Subsequently, this study was designed to study the dorsal metacarpal veins and to determine the most prominent dorsal metacarpal vein. A cross sectional study of 402 subjects (804 hands), was prepared to study the superficial veins on the dorsum of the hand among Jordanian students and staff of one of the major governmental medical colleges in Jordan, by using infrared illumination system. The obtained data was analyzed according to sex, sidedness, and handedness. Six locations of the most prominent dorsal metacarpal veins were identified.
There was a significant relation between both females and males and the most prominent dorsal metacarpal vein (P=0.01).
For the first time this study identified the most common location of the most prominent dorsal metacarpal vein in the fourth intermetacarpal space.

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