Difficult Intravenous Access Score - Medical Algorithm

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a pediatric patient?

Yes

Age of the patient

Was the patient born premature?

Yes

Is the vein visible after the tourniquet has been placed?

Yes

Is the vein palpable after the tourniquet has been placed?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total DIVA score

Could the patient benefit from interventions to improve intravneous access?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Other Testing
- Equations of Shukla and Ferrara for Determining the Length for an Intravascular Catheter Inserted into an Umbilical Artery or Vein
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Options
- Equations of Shukla and Ferrara for Determining the Length for an Intravascular Catheter Inserted into an Umbilical Artery or Vein
Administration
- Equations of Shukla and Ferrara for Determining the Length for an Intravascular Catheter Inserted into an Umbilical Artery or Vein
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Air Embolism Associated with Intravascular Catheter

Monitoring

Adverse Effects

Specialty

Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
Pulmonology

Objective

other testing
complications
options
administration
failure handling and therapy escalation

ICD-10

I98 - Other disorders of circulatory system in diseases classified elsewhere

Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Score of Yen et al

Purpose: To evaluate a pediatric patient for difficult intravenous access using the DIVA score of Yen et al.