Upper Limb Edema as Predictor of Difficult Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation
Upper-limb edema emerged as a strong, independent predictor of DIVA not currently included in the EA-DIVA score. Its immediate clinical detectability suggests its potential as a binary screening criterion for direct referral to ultrasound-guided cannulation.
Authors
- Carolina Forciniti
- Yari Longobucco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2703-9349)
- L. Rasero
- Carla Amato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9076-162X)
- Camilla Elena Magi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5599-2405)
- Stefano Bambi
- Alberto Lucchini
- Domenica Petta
- Paolo Iovino
- Khadija El Aoufy
Institutions
- Turku PET Centre (FI)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Caucaseco Scientific Research Center (CO)
- Lucchini (Italy) (IT)
- Freedom to Live (US)
- International Mezzo Technologies (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infusion Nursing
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nan.0000000000000625
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00