BACKGROUNDObtaining quick and successful Intravenous (IV) access under acute settings of hospital management is done routinely with ease in majority of patients. However, this task becomes challenging in patients with difficult intravenous access due to various reasons needing multiple attempts with frustration to the clinician, pain and dissatisfaction to the patients.
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