Open AccessCharacterization of the Difficult Peripheral IV in the Perioperative Setting: A Prospective, Observational Study of Intravenous Access for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Gary J. Heydinger,
Shabana Z. Shafy,
Colin O’Connor,
Olubukola O. Nafiu,
Joseph D. Tobias,
Ralph J. Beltran
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s358250
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , prospective cohort study , perioperative , cohort , catheter , body mass index , visual analogue scale , cohort study , anesthesia , surgery
Various criteria exist for defining difficult intravenous access (DIVA) in infants and children. The current study evaluated the factors associated with DIVA in a prospective cohort of over 1000 infants and children presenting for anesthetic care.