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Intraosseous access

from Section 2 - Basics in cardiopulmonary resuscitation of newborn infants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2012

Andrea Zimmermann
Affiliation:
Technical University Munich
Georg Hansmann
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital Boston
Georg Hansmann
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School
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Summary

Indication

In emergency situations, when administering drugs, fluids, blood, and blood products, intraosseous (IO) access is indicated when attempts at obtaining peripheral or central venous access (e.g., UVC, femoral vein catheter) have failed (Figure 2.34). Intraosseous access has been successfully used during pediatric critical care transport, in intensive care units, and in emergency departments. A recent retrospective study of pediatric critical care transport showed that IO access was performed in 2.6% of 1792 children with a first-attempt success rate of 78%. However, in this study, only 23 patients were <1 year old. The first-attempt success rate in these infants was lower (74%), indicating not only a need for further training but also an unjustified hesitation to place IO needles in infants and neonates.

• IO access can be established in all age groups (i.e., from newborns to adults).

• IO access can often be achieved in 30–60 seconds.

• The IO route of administration is preferred to the ET route.

• Any drug or fluid that is administered IV can be given IO (PALS Manual, 2006).

Equipment

  • Intraosseous (IO) needle (18 G, e.g., Cook™ “Standard Tip Design” or “Dieckmann modification model” with two sideholes at the tip of the IO needle). IO needles work by a careful-push-no-thread technique. You may use 16 G IO needles in newborns >3.5 kg body weight and older infants (no data). As an alternative to IO needles, you may use a disposable iliac bone marrow aspiration needle (18 G). Use 18 G IO needles in preterm babies.

  • Skin disinfectant (e.g., povidone-iodine)

  • Sterile drape with hole or sterile towels

  • […]

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Neonatal Emergencies , pp. 117 - 120
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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