EA-DIVA score (Enhanced Adult DIVA score): A new scale to predict difficult preoperative venous cannulation in adult surgical patients.

DISCUSSION: The EA-DIVA score is a simple tool to identify patients at high risk of peripheral difficult intravenous access. Its implementation is recommended in order to optimize peripheral intravenous access procedures.
PMID: 30324841 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - October 18, 2018 Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research