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First-stick insertion: impact of BD Instaflash™ needle technology

Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) first-stick insertion success can be difficult to achieve even for experienced vascular access professionals1. First-stick insertion failure rates for PIVCs range from 12–26% for adults and 24–54% for children in the literature2.

Multiple insertion attempts may lead to pain, stress, increased infection rates and lower levels of patient satisfaction3. Seetharam et al. wanted to conduct a comparative analysis between a safety PIVC with or without BD Instaflash™ needle technology at increasing first-stick success efficiency.

BD Instaflash™ needle technology contains a notch stylet allowing for visualisation of primary blood return in the catheter lumen.

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Comparing PIVCs with and without BD Instaflash™ needle technology3

A total of 1,402 of patients (between 18 and 60 years) in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India were included in this prospective, non-blinded, randomised, controlled, post-market study in January and February 2021.

Half of the patients received BD Venflon™ I IV Cannula with BD Instaflash™ needle technology (investigational device). The other half received the BD Venflon™ IV Cannula without BD Instaflash™ needle technology (control device).

The primary outcome was first-stick insertion success. Other outcomes evaluated ease of insertion and degree of patient satisfaction when using both PIVCs.

More on this topic: First-attempt insertion success: PIVCs with notched vs non-notched needles

First-stick insertion rates between these PIVCs3

First-stick insertion success rates were 98.72% for the investigational device and 88.87% for the control device. Similar levels of satisfaction in ease of use were reported for both the investigational device (98.71%) and the control device (99%).

Because of its higher rate of first-stick insertion success, the investigational device with BD Instaflash™ needle technology is recommended by the authors of this study over the control device. Reducing the number of PIVC insertion attempts may result in cost savings for healthcare facilities4.

Learn more about this randomised, controlled study from Seetharam et al.: Read the full study

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References

  1. Sebbane M, Claret PG, Lefebvre S, et al. Predicting peripheral venous access difficulty in the emergency department using body mass index and a clinical evaluation of venous accessibility. J Emerg Med. 2013;44(2):299-305. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.07.051
  2. Sabri A, Szalas J, Holmes KS, Labib L, Mussivand T. Failed attempts and improvement strategies in peripheral intravenous catheterization. Biomed Mater Eng. 2013;23(1-2):93-108. doi:10.3233/BME-120735
  3. Seetharam AM, Raju U, Suresh K. A randomized controlled study to compare first stick success with Instaflash technology: The FIRSST study. J Vasc Access. Published online February 27, 2022:11297298221080368. doi:10.1177/11297298221080369
  4. Tuffaha HW, Rickard CM, Inwood S, Gordon L, Scuffham P. The epic3 recommendation that clinically indicated replacement of peripheral venous catheters is safe and cost-saving: how much would the NHS save? J Hosp Infect. 2014;87(3):183-184. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.004

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