TY - JOUR
T1 - An observational study comparing the prototype device with the existing device for the effective visualization of invisible veins in elderly patients in Japan
AU - Kimori, Keiko
AU - Sugama, Junko
AU - Nakatani, Toshio
AU - Nakayama, Kazuya
AU - Miyati, Tosiaki
AU - Sanada, Hiromi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objective: To compare the performance on the detection of the invisible veins between our modified prototype device and an existing device in elderly hospitalized patients. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional, and observational study was performed in the invisible veins in elderly patients. The major variables, skin color near the invisible veins, and diameter and depth of the invisible veins were measured. The vein visualization rate was calculated as the ratio of the visualized veins to the invisible veins by the visualization device. Results: We analyzed 53 invisible veins in the cubital fossa and 56 invisible veins in the forearm in a total of 72 patients (median age, 73 years). The visualization rate for our prototype device was higher than that for an existing device in the cubital fossa and the forearm sites. The visualized veins of the prototype device had a higher intensity ratio than that of an existing device. No significant differences were observed in the body mass index, vein depth, and vein diameter of the visualized veins at the cubital fossa and forearm sites. Conclusion: The prototype surpassed the existing device in visualizing the invisible veins. However, the prototype was unable to visualize all the invisible veins. We need to look for ways to reduce noise and to visualize the invisible veins, and the visualization rate of devices needs to be investigated in further association with the percentage of success with actual intravenous access and locating time to vein.
AB - Objective: To compare the performance on the detection of the invisible veins between our modified prototype device and an existing device in elderly hospitalized patients. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional, and observational study was performed in the invisible veins in elderly patients. The major variables, skin color near the invisible veins, and diameter and depth of the invisible veins were measured. The vein visualization rate was calculated as the ratio of the visualized veins to the invisible veins by the visualization device. Results: We analyzed 53 invisible veins in the cubital fossa and 56 invisible veins in the forearm in a total of 72 patients (median age, 73 years). The visualization rate for our prototype device was higher than that for an existing device in the cubital fossa and the forearm sites. The visualized veins of the prototype device had a higher intensity ratio than that of an existing device. No significant differences were observed in the body mass index, vein depth, and vein diameter of the visualized veins at the cubital fossa and forearm sites. Conclusion: The prototype surpassed the existing device in visualizing the invisible veins. However, the prototype was unable to visualize all the invisible veins. We need to look for ways to reduce noise and to visualize the invisible veins, and the visualization rate of devices needs to be investigated in further association with the percentage of success with actual intravenous access and locating time to vein.
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U2 - 10.1177/2050312115615365
DO - 10.1177/2050312115615365
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073394194
SN - 2050-3121
VL - 3
JO - SAGE Open Medicine
JF - SAGE Open Medicine
ER -