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

Lucy DunstanAmy Lynn SweenyClayton LamBianca GoucherStuart WatkinsShane GeorgePeter 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
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