title: The effect of the use of ultrasound in the success of peripheral venous catheterisation.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided peripheral venous catheterisation in patients where difficulty was experienced in peripheral venous catheterisation. The study was conducted in the emergency department at a university hospital in İzmir Turkey. After obtaining institutional review board approval and written informed consent, 60 patients with a history or suspicion of difficult cannulation were enrolled with 30 patients in traditional and 30 in ultrasound group. In the ultrasound group, peripheral intravenous catheterisation was performed using a portable ultrasound device with 13.5 MHz ultrasound probe and 20 gauge intravenous catheter. The success rate of peripheral venous catheterisation was 30% in the control group and 70% in the treatment group. The success rate was significantly higher among the treatment group. The mean intensity of felt pain was 6.00 ± 1.98 in the control group and 4.77 ± 1.74 in the treatment group. The mean intensity of felt pain was significantly lower in the treatment group. The state of chronic disease affected the success rate in patients in the treatment group.
authors.affiliation: Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: gunayelif2011@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Elif Günay
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: İsmailoğlu
authors.affiliation: Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayten
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaybak
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ege University, Medical Faculty, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda Karbek
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Akarca
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ege University, Medical Faculty, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kıyan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Emergency department; Emergency nurse; Nursing practice; Pain; Peripheral intravenous catheterisation; Ultrasound