Ultrasound Guidance for Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients.

University of California, San Francisco60 enrolled

Overview

A randomized trial of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the placement of intravenous catheters in emergency patients who are found to have difficult intravenous access (defined as two failed attempts by nursing staff).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Difficult IV Access

Interventions

ultrasoundDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients requiring an IV in the emergency department and who have two failed attempts by nursing staff Exclusion Criteria: * emergent need for IV access

Locations (1)

University of California

San Francisco, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of IV Attempts

Secondary Outcomes

Time to placement of IV catheter

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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