Effect of Ultrasound-guided Insertion on Peripheral Catheters Related Complications.

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute376 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the appearance of complications after the insertion of peripheral venous catheters with two different techniques (traditional and ultrasound-guided).

All patients, whose parents were informed about the study and give written informed consent, will be randomized in a double-blind manner (participant and investigator) in a 1:1 ratio to visualization/palpation or ultrasound-guided peripheral catheter insertion. All participants undergo a 10 days monitoring of the catheter status.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

376

Conditions

Catheter Related Complication

Interventions

Traditional Peripheral venous catheter insertionPROCEDURE

Insertion of a short catheter in a peripheral vein with the help of visualization palpation

Ultrasound-guided insertion of a peripheral venous catheterPROCEDURE

Insertion of a short catheter in a peripheral vein with the help of an ultrasound device

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 0 and 18 years * Patients in need of a peripheral venous catheter Exclusion Criteria: * Inability of insertion in both forearms (i.e. burnt, amputation) * Patients in need of a central venous catheter

Locations (1)

Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, Spain

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants presenting peripheral catheter insertion-related complications for each intervention

Peripheral insertion-related complications: phebitis, infiltration, catheter loss, obstruction