critical care medicine
How To Do Peripheral Vein Cannulation
Contraindications to Peripheral Vein Cannulation
Absolute contraindications None Relative contraindications Planned use of very concentrated or irritating IV fluids: Use a Central Venous Catheterization or Infection or burned skin at a prospective cannulation site Injured or massively edematous extremity Thrombotic or phlebitic vein Arteriovenous Fistula None Ipsilateral mastectomy or lymph node dissection In the above situations, use another site (eg, the opposite arm). 