The Ultrasound Journal

Table 6 Relationship between size of the IJV in relation to CCA in the right (row) and in the left side (column) of the neck

From: Point-of-care ultrasound evaluation and puncture simulation of the internal jugular vein by medical students

Right/left	Collapsed		< 50%		50–100%		101–150%		151–200%		> 200%		Total
Right/left	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Collapsed	11	55	3	15.0	6	30.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	100
< 50%	3	42.8	3	42.8	1	14.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	100
50–100%	4	14.3	3	10.7	9	32.1	3	10.7	2	7.1	7	25.0	28	100
101–150%	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	27.7	2	18.9	3	27.3	3	27.3	11	100
151–200%	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	41.6	0	0.0	3	25.0	4	33.3	12	100
> 200%	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	13.6	0	0.0	2	9.1	16	72.7	22	100
Total	18		10		27		5		10		30		100

IJV internal jugular vein, CCA common carotid artery

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