SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- A new publication by researchers at the Boston Children's Hospital shows that the use of Veinlite(r) transillumination improves vein access in children from 74% to 85% in the pediatric emergency department.
Vein access is a common and necessary procedure that is used to draw blood and infuse fluids in patients. Children have small veins that are hard to access, often resulting in multiple tries which increases trauma to the patient and parent. Failures to access veins often require invasive procedures that increase the risk of morbidity to the patient and increase the cost of treatment.
"The study by Dr. Katsogridakis and Waltzman, published in Pediatric Emergency Care journal (www.pec-online.com), is important because it shows that failure to access a vein in children can be reduced from one in four patients to one in seven patients," says Nizar Mullani, inventor of the Veinlite. "Children are not the only ones that are traumatized by multiple sticks during vein access. Older patients and patients undergoing chemotherapy have veins that are fragile and difficult to access. A simple device like the Veinlite can have significant impact on reducing the trauma of vein access to patients of all ages."
Veinlite uses a new side-transillumination method that makes it easy to find superficial veins anywhere on the body. It has been used for several years in mapping and treating varicose veins. Additional information about Veinlite devices can be found at www.veinlite.com.