title: New biomedical devices that use near-infrared technology to assist with phlebotomy and vascular access.
abstract: Obtaining intravenous access in children is often challenging. Devices using the novel technology of near-infrared imaging have been developed and marketed to facilitate intravenous catheter placement and phlebotomy. We review the technology of near-infrared imaging and the evidence for its use in the pediatric emergency population.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Yen
authors: Marc H
authors: MH
authors: Gorelick
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000295:instrumentation*