Factors associated with difficult intravenous access in the paediatric emergency department: A prospective cohort study.
Lucy DunstanAmy Lynn SweenyClayton LamBianca GoucherStuart WatkinsShane GeorgePeter James SnellingPublished 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.