Prospective Observational Study of Difficult Intravenous Access in the Operating Room

Ralph Beltran

Status: Completed

Conditions: Difficult Intravenous Access

Treatments: Other: Recording number of IV attempts

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03591016

IRB18-00495

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an observational study only, where number of attempts to establish peripheral IV catheter placement will be recorded during procedures in all anesthetizing location on the main campus of Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Enrollment: 1,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients 0-18 years of age
• Having surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Pre-existing IV upon arrival to the operating room

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Difficult intravenous access

Description:

Recording number of IV attempts in the operating room prior to surgery start.

Treatment:

Other: Recording number of IV attempts