Our pedi PICC/IV team bought one of these. This not something that proved to be very helpful. The problem with illuminators is the depth of the vein is not determined, but usually a superficial one will be visible. Get the depth wrong and the vein is blown and you can easily see the filling with blood. Getting the depth wrong is very easy, since the room lights are dimmed and the blood return may not be as easily seen. They have found that their palpation skills of veins is much more successful. Next step is ultrasound for PICCs, not PIV. Gwen Irwin Austin, Texas
----- Original Message ----- From: "sharon symons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:40 PM Subject: VEIN FINDER technologyg > Wondering if I can get some opinions > One unit in our system is requesting purchase of a "Vein Finder" namely > Venoscope ll transluminator to help with their difficult sticks. I am sure > this technology has improved but always heard that they werent much good . > Any thoughts?? that I can report back or if this is a reasonable solution > any one using a product that is better?
