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route for administering medications, IV access has not changed a great deal
since its inception, but a safer technique and imaging tenologies have without
question refined the practice.
Insights at the site
As an infusion nurse, it was once a dream of mine to have X-ray vision with
which I could see beneath my patients' skin. Now that dream has come true, in
the form of vein-finding technologies such as infrared viewing devices and com-
pact, portable ultrasound units.
These technologies have been in use at large hospitals and teaching facilities
since the late 1990s. As their costs have fallen, they've found uses in many more
clinical situations than just training. They've certainly benefited the pre-op nurses
— and the patients — at the growing number of facilities that are using them for
V A S C U L A R A C C E S S
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Designed for Vascular Access
Up to 4cm of image depth
Ultrasound Increases PIV placement
success rate over traditional blind sticks
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5.9 in
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Indications for use: The Site-Rite Prevue+
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Ultrasound System is intended to provide ultrasound imaging of the human
body. Specific clinical applications include: Adult Cephalic, Neonatal Cephalic, Pediatric, and Peripheral Vessel.
Warnings: This product should only be operated by qulified medical personnel. Do not use for ophthalmic indications.
Ophthamic use may cause patient injury
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Success rate was greater for the ultrasonographic group vs. the control group (97% vs. 33%) Constantino,
"Ultrasonography-Guided peripheral Intravenous Access Versus Traditional Approaches in Patients With Diffcult
Intravenous Access, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol 46, no. 5, November 2005.
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