Evaluation of the Efficiency of the Newly Developed Needle in Emergency Room: A Single-Center Observational Study

Abstract

Peripheral intravascular catheter (PIVC) insertion is frequently performed in the emergency room (ER) and many failures of initial PIVC insertion occur. To reduce the failures, new needles were developed. This study aimed to investigate whether the use of the newly developed needle reduced the failure of initial PIVC insertion in the ER compared with the use of the existing needle.

Keywords

• catheters
• critical illness
• emergency service
• needles
• quality improvement