Vascular Access

This article from the Annals of Emergency Medicine details a two-group, parallel, randomized trial in which operators used either ultrasound imaging or landmark techniques to obtain peripheral venous access in patients with varying degrees of venous-access difficulty.

SONOSIM SUMMARY: In this study, physicians with no prior training in ultrasound-guided vascular access (UGVA) received UGVA training with either traditional didactic instruction, or with a Web-based procedural training program. After training was complete, participant UGVA aptitude was accessed. Results showed no significant differences in mean objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) or written test scores, …