Neonate Vein Finder
Keywords:
peripheral IV catheter insertion, venipuncture, newborn, infant, infraredAbstract
All sick newborn infants admitted to the neonatal care unit required venipuncture for both further investigation, treatment and vascular access. Mean number of attempt to success venipunctures is 2.35 times. Success rate of venipuncture at the first attempt is 53%. Many factors are associated with venipunctures success rate such as nurses experience in infant venipuncture, small newborn infants and fragile vessels. These factors lead to higher risk for extravasation, less patient cooperation, vasoconstriction in shock infant or infant with skin edema which makes venipuncture more difficult.
Neonatal vein finder is an equipment using near infrared light to assist in localizing vessels in infants with body weight <2500 gm by transillumination. The equipment is safe and has a proper size for the infants. It provides more accuracy in venipuncture, reduces the number of attempt to achieve venous access which can reduce the pain in the infant.
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