Abstract:Abstract: Objective To compare the safety and availability of right internal jugular vein catheterization guided by oblique axis plane method and short axis plane method in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. Methods 120 obese patients underwent elective laparoscopic surgery anesthesia and requiring ultrasound-guided right internal jugular vein catheterization, ASA Ⅱ or Ⅲ, aged 18 ~ 75 years, BMI>30 kg/m2, were randomly divided into the oblique axis plane method group (group O) and the short axis plane method group (group S), with 60 cases in each group. The time of accessing into the target vein and catheterization, the number of skin puncture points and the changes of the needle direction, the first-time and final successful rate of puncture, and complications of the puncture and catheterization in both groups were recorded. Results The total successful rate of the two groups was 100.0%, there was no significant differences in the first-time successful rate of puncture between the two groups (96.7% vs 93.3%, P > 0.05). Compared with group S, the time of accessing into the target vein and catheterization in group O were significantly shortened [(24.5 ± 6.3) s vs (28.2 ± 5.2) s and (234.8 ± 24.0) s vs (265.2 ± 21.0) s, P < 0.05]. There was no significant difference in the number of skin puncture points between the two groups (P > 0.05). The number of the changes of the needle direction in group O was significantly less than that in group S (P < 0.05). There were 0 cases of arterial puncture in group O and 3 in group S. There were no hemothorax and pneumothorax in the two groups. Conclusion Right internal jugular vein catheterization guided by ultrasound in obese patients underwent laparoscopic surgery is safe and reliable with high first-time successful rate of puncture. Compared with the short axis plane method, oblique axis plane method can shorten the time of puncture and catheterization, reduce the number of the changes of the needle direction and the risk of common carotid artery puncture.