Ultrasound-assisted peripheral venous access in young children: a randomized controlled trial and pilot feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Intravenous (IV) access in children treated in the emergency department (ED) is frequently required and often difficult to obtain. While it has been shown that ultrasound can be useful in adults for both central and peripheral venous access, research regarding children has been limited. We sought to determine if the use of a static ultrasound technique could, a) allow clinicians to visualize peripheral veins and b) improve success rates of peripheral venous cannulation in young children in the ED.

Methods

We performed a randomized clinical trial of children < 7 years in an academic pediatric ED who required IV access and who had failed the first IV attempt. We randomized patients to either continued standard IV attempts or ultrasound-assisted attempts. Clinicians

SUBMITTER: Bair AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2672282 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature