Prospective Evaluation of the Learning Curve for Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori A. Stolz ◽  
Anthony R. Cappa ◽  
Michael R. Minckler ◽  
Uwe Stolz ◽  
Ryan G. Wyatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Prospective Evaluation ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter

scholarly journals Training the Trainers in Ultrasound-guided Access to Improve Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement among Children Presenting for Anesthesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. e406
Author(s):  
Vikas N. O’Reilly-Shah ◽  
Amber Franz ◽  
Cornelius B. Groenewald ◽  
Michael Collins ◽  
Lance S. Patak
Keyword(s):  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter

Reducing peripherally inserted central catheters and midline catheters by training nurses in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Galen ◽  
Sarah Baron ◽  
Sandra Young ◽  
Alleyne Hall ◽  
Linda Berger-Spivack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Venous Access ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters ◽  
Portable Ultrasound ◽  
Medical Unit ◽  
Ultrasound Device ◽  
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Central Catheters

BackgroundTraining nurses in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement might reduce the use of more invasive venous access devices (peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and midline catheters).MethodsWe implemented an abbreviated training in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement for nurses on an inpatient medical unit and provided a portable ultrasound device for 10 months.ResultsNurses on this unit placed 99 ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheters with a high level of success. During the implementation period, PICC and midline catheter placement decreased from a mean 4.8 to 2.5 per month, meeting criteria for special cause variation. In the postimplementation period, the average catheter use reverted to 4.3 per month on the intervention unit. A comparison inpatient medical unit without training or access to a portable ultrasound device experienced no significant change in PICC and midline catheter use throughout the study period (mean of 6.0 per month).ConclusionsThese results suggest that an abbreviated training in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement for nurses on an inpatient medical unit is sufficient to reduce PICC and midline catheters.

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion: The Nurse’s Manual

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Lauren Morata ◽  
Mark Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Venous Access ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Acute Care Nursing ◽  
Intravenous Catheters ◽  
Difficult Venous Access ◽  
Central Catheters

Peripheral intravenous catheter placement is a skill that is used daily in the hospital. However, many nurses face the challenge of cannulating increasingly complex and difficult-to-access vasculature. Although emergency department clinicians have been using ultrasound to facilitate this procedure for the last 18 years, ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement has not been as rapidly adopted in the critical and acute care nursing realms. Given the benefits of this procedure, including increased patient satisfaction and reduced use of central catheters, its use should be encouraged among all acute care clinicians. The aim of this article is to provide the bedside nurse with a basic understanding of the techniques involved in placing ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheters in patients with difficult venous access.

scholarly journals Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement Is an Underrecognized Source of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloise D. Austin ◽  
Sean B. Sullivan ◽  
Susan Whittier ◽  
Franklin D. Lowy ◽  
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia ◽  
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Life Threatening Complication ◽  
Intravenous Catheters

Abstract Few studies have focused on the risks of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVs) as sources for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), a life-threatening complication. We identified 34 PIV-related infections (7.6%) in a cohort of 445 patients with SAB. Peripheral intravenous catheter-related SAB was associated with significantly longer bacteremia duration and thrombophlebitis at old PIV sites rather than current PIVs.

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