Ultrasound-assisted peripheral line placement: Difference between revisions

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==Indications==
==Indications==


* Patients with difficult access, multiple unsuccessful attempts
*Patients with difficult access, multiple unsuccessful attempts


==Contraindications==
==Contraindications==
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==Equipment Needed==
==Equipment Needed==


* High frequency ultrasound transducer (7.5 - 10 mHz)
*High frequency ultrasound transducer (7.5 - 10 mHz)
* Probe cover  
*Probe cover  
* IV catheter  
*IV catheter  
* Alcohol Pad / Chlorhexidine  
*Alcohol Pad / Chlorhexidine  
* Tourniquet  
*Tourniquet  
* NS Flush
*NS Flush
* Tubing, Caps
*Tubing, Caps
* Tape, Tegaderm
*Tape, Tegaderm


==Procedure==
==Procedure==

Revision as of 04:30, 7 July 2016

Overview

Indications

  • Patients with difficult access, multiple unsuccessful attempts

Contraindications

  • Ipsilateral radical mastectomy, fistulas
  • overlying cellulitis
  • burns, thrombosis, edema, sclerosis, phlebitis

Equipment Needed

  • High frequency ultrasound transducer (7.5 - 10 mHz)
  • Probe cover
  • IV catheter
  • Alcohol Pad / Chlorhexidine
  • Tourniquet
  • NS Flush
  • Tubing, Caps
  • Tape, Tegaderm

Procedure

Basilic veins

Complications

Video

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See Also

External Links

References


Liu S. and Zane R. Peripheral Intravenous Access. In : Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, Chapter 21, 385-396.e1