title: [Superficial venous formation of the cubital fossa: aspects of interest for nursing practice].
abstract: The aim of this study is to contribute to the knowledge to assists the nursing staff to identify the most common types of venous formations of the cubital fossa region, and also focus on the importance of always being alert to unusual cases as that reported here. Through a literature review, we found that the venous formations of this region can be classified into five common types, bring the Type II the was most frequent. We also found that MCV is considered the best puncture site, followed by MBV. We also describe an anatomical variation, in which we observed the absence of communication between BV and CV at the level of cubital fossa draining into BV and MVF, with the presence of the ACV.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brasil. niltonnalves@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Nilton
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology*