Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Insertion (USGPIV)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anesthesia

Treatments: Other: IV placement using ultrasound guidance vs traditional method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03841864

Pro00054941

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis The initial use of ultrasound guidance when indicated for difficult peripheral IV access will reduce the number of attempts required to achieve successful peripheral IV insertion and improve patient care and satisfaction.

Full description

Study objective The purpose of this research study is to compare 2 established peripheral IV insertion techniques (traditional vs ultrasound guided) in order to develop an algorithmic approach to peripheral IV insertion. Patient characteristics, medical history and co-morbidities, in addition to a pre-insertion physical exam vein assessment, will allow for the introduction of a vein classification system and a difficult IV insertion algorithm. Selecting the optimal modality for initial IV insertion will decrease the total number of attempts, facilitate appropriate gauge and location of IV insertion, avoid central line placement, decrease IV insertion pain scores and improve patient satisfaction. Currently, ultrasound guided peripheral IV insertion is performed by the IV team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center or a trained anesthesia provider as a rescue technique after multiple failed attempts by traditional technique. Secondary to the constraints of both trained providers and equipment resources, the cohort of difficult IV insertion patients are subjected to multiple traditional IV insertion attempts prior to escalation to ultrasound guidance and occasionally, unnecessary central line placements indicated by only poor intravenous access.

Primary end point: Grade 2A vein classification cohort 2nd IV insertion attempt success rate comparison of traditional vs ultrasound guided technique, IV insertion pain scores, Patient satisfaction Secondary end points: Grade 2B and grade 3 vein classification ultrasound guided IV insertion success rate. Grade 1 and 2a vein classification 1st attempt IV insertion success rate. Grade 1 visualization 2nd attempt IV insertion success rate comparison of traditional vs ultrasound guided technique. Difficult IV insertion risk factors and associations, IV gauge and location, central line placement because of inadequate peripheral IV access

Enrollment: 667 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients requiring pre-operative IV

Exclusion criteria

• Emergency Surgery, patient refusal, non-english speaking (USGPIV modality available to them but time restrictive to consent for study), pediatrics

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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667 participants in 4 patient groups

Grade 1 Vein Visualization

Other group

Description:

Visual vein classification grade described as excellent Visualization. Objective vein criteria to be included in this group are vein raised above skin and wider than 1mm. Initial IV placement will be traditional attempt but subsequent attempts will be provider discretion for traditional vs ultrasound guided placement

Treatment:

Other: IV placement using ultrasound guidance vs traditional method

Grade 2A Vein Visualization

Other group

Description:

Veins that don't fit grade 1 or 2b classification (see respective group descriptions). This groups visual vein classification is described as fair visualization. Initial IV placement will be traditional attempt but subsequent attempts will be provider discretion for traditional vs ultrasound guided placement

Treatment:

Other: IV placement using ultrasound guidance vs traditional method

Grade 2b Vein Visualization

Other group

Description:

Only faint vein shadow appearance described as poor visualization. Initial IV placement attempt will be ultrasound guided

Treatment:

Other: IV placement using ultrasound guidance vs traditional method

Grade 3 Vein Visualization

Other group

Description:

No vein visualization. Initial IV placement attempt will be ultrasound guided

Treatment:

Other: IV placement using ultrasound guidance vs traditional method