THE EFFECT OF CATHETER LENGTH PLACED INTO THE VEIN ON PERIPHERAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED CATHETER SURVIVAL TIME: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

摘要

Introduction: Establishing and maintaining peripheral intravenous access in patients with no visible or palpable veins can be arduous. Intravenous catheters placed with ultrasound do not survive as long as traditionally placed catheters. This study was performed to determine the relationship between the catheter length placed into the lumen of the vein using ultrasound and catheter survival.