• Dr.Gopal Rana
• Mr. Amit Kumar Patel
• 3. Mr. Surendra Marasini

The superficial veins present on the roof of cubital fossa, are usually used for collecting blood for various laboratory tests, venesection or blood transfusion and intravenous therapy in various diseased conditions of human body. Various connections and anastomosis form different patterns of veins over the fossa. This study was conducted to see different patterns of superficial veins in the cubital fossa of blood donors. One hundred and five apparently healthy blood donors were enrolled in the study under the collaboration with the Blood bank, NMCTH. Using the references of published articles and standard books of Anatomy, the venous patterns of the participants were categorized as H pattern, I pattern, M pattern and N pattern. The present study investigated the different patterns of superficial veins of cubital fossa in Nepalese blood donors. Four different patterns were observed H, I, M, and N. Some uncommon patterns were also observed. M pattern was the commonest venous pattern followed by N pattern. Significant differences were observed on patterns of veins on gender wise comparison (P value 0.03). In the age group between 18 to 30and 31 to 45 the most common pattern was M. No significant differences were observed in comparison of ethnicity and different pattern of veins (P value: 0.08). M pattern was found to be the most common pattern in both genders followed by N pattern. The patterns of superficial veins of the cubital fossa did not show any significant variations in ethnicity wise distribution of the participants.

Blood donors, Cubital fossa, Superficial veins, Venesection

"Variation of Pattern of Superficial Veins in Cubital Fossa of the Nepalese Blood Donors in Blood Bank of a Tertiary Care Hospital", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.667-675, January-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101296.pdf

"Variation of Pattern of Superficial Veins in Cubital Fossa of the Nepalese Blood Donors in Blood Bank of a Tertiary Care Hospital", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no. pp667-675, January-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101296.pdf