NCT01870661

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion in the Hospitalized Patient: Long vs. Short Axis Placement

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beth Israel Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Comparison of peripheral IV catheters inserted by ultrasound using the long axis vs. the short axis technique. Our hypothesis is that long axis ultrasound placement will increase the longevity of the IV catheter.

Conditions

• Need for IV Access

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Long axis IV placement with ultrasound	Peripheral IV placement with the ultrasound probe viewing the vessel in the long axis.
DEVICE	Short axis IV placement with ultrasound	Peripheral IV placement with the ultrasound probe viewing the vessel in the short axis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2013-06-06
• Last updated: 2014-06-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States