Research Article: Outcomes of Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Placed in the Emergency Department and Factors Associated with Survival
Abstract:
Patients with difficult peripheral intravenous (IV) access are common, with .% of emergency department (ED) patients and up to % of hospitalized patients meeting this designation., Two failed attempts to place an IV by palpation is commonly used to define a patient as “difficult to access”. Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous lines (USIVs) are frequently utilized to obtain IV access in these patients, resulting in reduced need for central venous catheter placement, fewer skin punctures, and increased patient satisfaction.– While initially USIVs were preferentially placed by physicians, multiple studies now demonstrate that ED technicians and registered nurses (RNs) perform this procedure as reliably as physicians.–
Introduction:
Patients with difficult peripheral intravenous (IV) access are common, with .% of emergency department (ED) patients and up to % of hospitalized patients meeting this designation. , Two failed attempts to place an IV by palpation is commonly used to define a patient as “difficult to access”. Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous lines (USIVs) are frequently utilized to obtain IV access in these patients, resulting in reduced need for central venous catheter placement, fewer skin punctures, and increased patient…
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