Use of smart glasses for ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access: a randomized controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Smart glasses can provide sonographers with real-time ultrasound images. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the utility of smart-glasses for ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access. METHODS:In this randomized, crossover-design, simulation study, 12 participants were recruited from the emergency department residents at a university hospital. Each participant attempted ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access on a pediatric phantom at intervals of 5 days with (glasses group) or without (non-glasses group) the use of smart glasses. In the glasses group, participants confirmed the ultrasound image through the lens of the smart glasses. In the non-glasses group, participants confirmed the ultrasound image through the display viewer located next to the phantom. Procedure t

SUBMITTER: Lim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6952634 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature