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Peripheral IV Catheters (PIVC)

The First Step to Safe and Efficient Infusion Therapy

Intravenous infusion therapy is not possible without vascular access. Peripheral IV catheters are the most common routine procedure in a hospital1 and the first step in infusion therapy.

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Making Vascular Access Efficient

Flashback Chamber

When the clinician gains access to the patient's vein the needle fills with blood and empties into the flashback chamber. This is confirmation that the needle has punctured the vein.

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Catheter Punctures Vein

Once the needle and the catheter are advanced 3 mm or 1/8 inch the catheter begins to fill with blood.

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Catheter Flash

Catheter flash is visible once the needle is withdrawn and the catheter is threaded. This is confirmation that the catheter has punctured the vein.

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References

1.Helm RE, Klausner JD, Klemperer JD, Flint LM, Huang E. Accepted but unacceptable: peripheral IV catheter failure. J Infus Nurs. 2015 May-Jun;38(3):189-203. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000100. PMID: 25871866.

2. Tosini W, Ciotti C, Goyer F, Lolom I, L’Heriteau F, Abiteboul D, et al. Needlestick Injury Rates According to Different Types of Safety-Engineered Devices: Results of a French Multicenter Study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Apr; 31(4):402-7

3. Whalen, M., Maliszewski, B. and Baptiste, D.L., 2017. Establishing a dedicated difficult vascular access team in the emergency department: a needs assessment. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 40(3), pp.149-154.

4. Amit Bahl, MD, MPH; Mahmoud Hijazi, BA; Nai-Wei Chen, PhD; Ludovic Lachapelle-Clavette, BA; Jacob Price, MD. (2020). Ultralong Versus Standard Long Peripheral Intravenous Catheters: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasonographically Guided Catheter Survival. Ann Emerg Med. pii S0196-0644(19)31383-6. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergemed.2019.11.013. 

5. Richardson D, “Reducing blood exposure risks and costs associated with SPIVC insertion”, Nursing Management, vol. 42, no. 12, Dec 2011 (reprint p. 1-4).

6. B. Braun Data on File.