{"id":5057,"date":"2023-02-27T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.bd.com\/iv-news\/?p=5057"},"modified":"2023-02-06T09:48:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:48:48","slug":"first-stick-insertion-impact-of-bd-instaflash-needle-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu.bd.com\/iv-news\/scientific-publications\/first-stick-insertion-impact-of-bd-instaflash-needle-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"First-stick insertion: impact of BD Instaflash\u2122 needle technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) first-stick insertion success can be difficult to achieve even for experienced vascular access professionals1<\/sup>. First-stick insertion failure rates for PIVCs range from 12\u201326% for adults and 24\u201354% for children in the literature2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Multiple insertion attempts may lead to pain, stress, increased infection rates and lower levels of patient satisfaction3<\/sup>. Seetharam et al. wanted to conduct a comparative analysis between a safety PIVC with or without BD Instaflash\u2122 needle technology at increasing first-stick success efficiency.<\/p>\n

BD Instaflash\u2122 needle technology contains a notch stylet allowing for visualisation of primary blood return in the catheter lumen.<\/p>\n

More on this topic: <\/strong>How can vascular access affect patient satisfaction in hospitals?<\/a><\/p>\n

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Comparing PIVCs with and without BD Instaflash\u2122 needle technology<\/strong>3<\/sup><\/h4>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Half of the patients received BD Venflon\u2122 I IV Cannula with BD Instaflash\u2122 needle technology (investigational device). The other half received the BD Venflon\u2122 IV Cannula without BD Instaflash\u2122 needle technology (control device).<\/p>\n

The primary outcome was first-stick insertion success. Other outcomes evaluated ease of insertion and degree of patient satisfaction when using both PIVCs.<\/p>\n

More on this topic:<\/strong> First-attempt insertion success: PIVCs with notched vs non-notched needles<\/a><\/p>\n

First-stick insertion rates between these PIVCs<\/strong>3<\/sup><\/h4>\n

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%).<\/p>\n

Because of its higher rate of first-stick insertion success, the investigational device with BD Instaflash\u2122 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<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about this randomised, controlled study from Seetharam et al.: Read the full study<\/a><\/p>\n

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