A Review of Pediatric Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access

• Published in: Clinical pediatric emergency medicine Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 240 - 243
• Main Author: Leung, Stephanie, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Emergency; pediatric ultrasound; peripheral intravenous access; POCUS; point-of-care ultrasound; ultrasound; vascular access; pediatric ultrasound; point-of-care ultrasound; peripheral intravenous access; ultrasound; POCUS; vascular access
• ISSN: 1522-8401; 1558-2310
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2015.10.004

Point-of-care ultrasound is at an early developmental stage in the field of pediatric emergency medicine. Ultrasound-guided vascular access has been identified as a key procedural application by several published educational guidelines and surveys of pediatric emergency medicine directors, fellowship directors, and fellows, and ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular access is well suited for the pediatric population. This article reviews the current literature on pediatric ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular access methods and demonstrates the suitability of point-of-care ultrasound as a safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable means of establishing peripheral vascular access in pediatric patients.