Open Access<p>A Survey to Define and Predict Difficult Vascular Access in the Pediatric Perioperative Population</p>
Author(s) -
Mohammed Hakim,
Shabana Z. Shafy,
Joshua C. Uffman,
Julie Rice,
Vidya Raman,
Joseph D. Tobias,
Ralph J. Beltran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s260639
Subject(s) - anesthesiology , medicine , respondent , perioperative , registered nurse , nurse anesthetist , family medicine , anesthesia , emergency medicine , nursing , political science , law
Various criteria exist for defining difficult peripheral intravenous (DPIV) cannulation in infants and children. With the help of a survey tool, the characteristics perceived to increase the likelihood of DPIV cannulation amongst anesthesia providers were assessed.