Insertion of peripheral intravenous cannulae in the emergency department: Factors associated with first-time insertion success

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 182-190

  Carr, Peter J ^a,b   Rippey, James C R ^a,b,c   Budgeon, Charley A ^a,c   Cooke, Marie L ^b   Higgins, Niall ^b,d   Rickard, Claire M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Insertion failure; Insertion success; Peripheral intravenous cannula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANNULA; CANNULATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INDWELLING CATHETER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84960443862     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: 17246032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000487     Document Type: Article

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