title: Peripheral intravenous access in pediatric inpatients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Peripheral intravenous (PIV) line placement is a time-consuming procedure performed on the majority of general pediatric inpatients, with significant discomfort to patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine parameters of pediatric PIV placement, including success rates, time to success, and factors associated with success.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study involving direct observation of PIV placement by trained research staff.
  
  
  METHODS
  General inpatient wards at 2 medium-sized pediatric hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospitalized children younger than 19 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful placement was achieved in 95.8% (567/592) cases with a median time of 9 minutes. Children younger than 2 years were less likely to have success on the first attempt (38.9% vs 53.5%) and have longer time to success (11 minutes).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children younger than 2 years experienced lower first-attempt successful PIV placement and took longer. The overall success rate was similar to prior reports; these data are the first to show differential PIV success by patient age.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: J Routt
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Reigart
authors.forename: Katie H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eldridge
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Katherine D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Freeland
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goff
authors.forename: Timothy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hartzog
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors