Guide to Cannula Insertion - Clinical Skills - Dr Gill
Perhaps the most common procedure, that the average junior doctor will be requested to perform, is the insertion of a cannula to a patient's vein to get intravenous access.
On some patients, this is a very straightforward procedure, the cannulae is inserted without complication and we carry on about our day.
On the occasional patient, we may struggle to cite the cannula. Here we will need to review the cannula location and make sure that we are employing all of our techniques that are outlined at medical school to make the probability of the successful insertion of the IV cannula more likely.
In all cases is it vital to make sure that you are following the guidelines set down by your institution for cannulae insertion. I highlight this, as some institutions we have subtle variations
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