Validation study demonstrates identification of difficult peripheral intravenous access in adult surgical patients, indicating opportunities to optimize preoperative cannulation.
The EA-DIVA score is a simple tool to identify patients at high risk of peripheral difficult intravenous access. Its implementation is recommended in order to optimize peripheral intravenous access procedures.
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