An IV team at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool addressed a gap in service provision by integrating ultrasound-guided cannulation into their trust's service. This initiative won the Patient Safety ...

In this report, the authors evaluated the utility of a topical cooling spray as a way to reduce pain during intravenous cannulation in an emergency department setting. The study group compared 103 ...

The following text provides a summary of the teaching points that appear in the video. Placement of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters is a fundamental skill that all health care professionals ...

A cannula is a thin tube that doctors insert into a person’s body cavity, such as their nose, or into a vein. Doctors use them to drain fluid, administer medication, or provide oxygen. A person can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Question: Do you find patients that are not good candidates for an AVF get one anyway? Answer: Determining ...