raises the question whether patients who get IO rather than IV access in the field have worse "vascular health" and whether that reflects their poorer underlying health status from the start. obesity, severe shock, atherosclerosis, prolonged time until start of CPR, IVDU, elderly, etc., are risk factors for harder PIV placement and those are also risk factors for poorer outcomes. IO vs IV survival may just be proxy for that.
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Lance M. - May 2, 2020 5:37 PM
raises the question whether patients who get IO rather than IV access in the field have worse "vascular health" and whether that reflects their poorer underlying health status from the start. obesity, severe shock, atherosclerosis, prolonged time until start of CPR, IVDU, elderly, etc., are risk factors for harder PIV placement and those are also risk factors for poorer outcomes. IO vs IV survival may just be proxy for that.