Introducing a Vascular Access Specialist Model in the Emergency Department (VAS-ED)

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Intravenous device first insertion failure; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624001147572
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years and over• likely being admitted into the hospital and requiring peripherally-compatible IV therapy for greater than or equal to 24 hours• Informed written consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English-speaking patients without an interpreter• Patients requiring urgent care (e.g. triage category one)• Patient receiving end-of-life care• Previous enrolment in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
First insertion success rate: on first insertion attempt, there is a visible presence of blood at IVC hub afterpiercing through the skin into the vein, and a successful flush of normal saline into the vein is achieved.[This outcome will be assessed either by the Research Nurse or reported by the treating clinician. At the time of IVC insertion in ED.]