Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access by Nursing versus Resident Staff in a Community Based Teaching Hospital: A “Noninferiority” Trial

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(a) Catheter tip (hyperechoic or white) shown accessing a vein (hypoechoic or black square) in the oblique access; the catheter is highlighted in by the orange arrow. (b) A catheter tip (hyperechoic or white) shown accessing the peripheral vein (hypoechoic or black circle) circle in the coronal plane delineated by the orange arrow. (c) A nurse preparing to perform US guided IV access notes the location of the ultrasound machine to allow for line of site of both the machine and the patient.

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