Huang, Y.L., Alsaba, N., Brookes, G. and Crilly, J., End©\of©\life care for older people in the emergency department: A scoping review. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) is a vital part of modern medicine, however the use of cannulas has become prolific, with many never used. The patient risks that are associated with PIVC are well documented, including pain and even infections, which can be severe and lead to death.
PIVCs which are inserted but never used (idle PIVC), have the risks and downsides, but no potential benefits. Reducing the rate of idle PIVC may reduce the overall rate of risks, side-effects and infections associated with PIVC, but it may also lead to patients who require PIVC not receiving one.
In this study, we are looking into the reasons why clinicians decide to insert a PIVC. We aim to describe: I) the proportion of PIVCs placed that do not get used within 24 hours (idle PIVCs), II) differences between the pre-hospital setting and the emergency department and III) describe which factors are associated with clinicians¡¯ decision making regarding PIVC.
Snelling, P.J. and Tessaro, M., 2017. Paediatric emergency medicine point©\of©\care ultrasound: Fundamental or fad?. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29(5), pp.486-489.
Shellshear, D., Snelling, P.J., O¡¯brien, A. and Barrett, M.J., 2018. Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunctions. Pediatric emergency care, 34(1), pp.61-63.
Snelling, P.J., 2018. A low©\cost ultrasound model for simulation of paediatric distal forearm fractures. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 21(2), pp.70-74.
Snelling, P., 2019. BUCKLED: Bedside ultrasound conducted in kids with distal upper limb fractures in the emergency department (observational trial). Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45, pp.S64-S65.
Huang, Y.L., Yates, P., Thorberg, F.A. and Wu, C.J.J., 2019. Adults¡¯ perspectives on cultural, social and professional support on end-of-life preferences. Collegian, 26(6), pp.621-628.
Greenslade, J.H., Wallis, M.C., Johnston, A., Carlstr?m, E., Wilhelms, D., Thom, O., Abraham, L. and Crilly, J., 2019. Development of a revised Jalowiec Coping Scale for use by emergency clinicians: a cross-sectional scale development study. BMJ open, 9(12).
Feldman, S.S., Zengul, F.D., Ozaydin, B., Brazil, V., Hayes, L. and Schooley, B., 2019. Introduction to ¡°health informatics, healthcare quality and safety, and healthcare simulation: the new triad to advance healthcare operations¡±.