Factors associated with difficult intravenous access in the paediatric emergency department: A prospective cohort study.

Lucy DunstanAmy Lynn Sweeny Clayton LamBianca GoucherStuart WatkinsShane George Peter James Snelling

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2024)

The present study identified multiple patient, proceduralist and situational factors that were associated with DIVA in the paediatric ED. Future studies should explore the development and implementation of a package to address DIVA in children, with the patient-centred goals of reducing pain and improving success.

Keyphrases

emergency department
case report
intensive care unit
chronic pain
healthcare
primary care
young adults
high dose
pain management
neuropathic pain
low dose
spinal cord
global health