Ultrasound-guided intravenous access in adults using SonoStik ®, a novel encapsulated sterile guidewire: A prospective cohort trial.

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that emergency department technicians skilled in ultrasound-guided intravenous access could successfully place SonoStik 83.3% of the time in vessels that were unable to be palpated or visualized. Compared to standard ultrasound intravenous cannulation, the odds ratio of successful cannulation with SonoStik was 0.91 (95% confidence interval = 0.04-17.5). In all cases, the time required to successfully insert SonoStik was less than 4 min from tourniquet application to catheter advancement to hub, with a mean time of less than 2.5 min. PMID: 29529917 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research