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Currently, the Visual Infusion Phlebitis score (VIP) is the most used tool to verify the presence of inflammatory complications (phlebitis and thrombophlebitis). However, ultrasound signs (US) may be an attractive alternative.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aims to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of US and VIP score\u2009=\u20091 in identifying and recognizing early signs of SPC failure. The time to positivity for US and VIP scores was assessed as a secondary outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An observational prospective study was conducted. In each patient, US (subcutaneous edema; fibroblastic sleeve; thrombophlebitis) and VIP of the exit site were performed every 24\u2009h until 96\u2009h after insertion. Compared to catheter failure, Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive values in both US and VIP were calculated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two hundred patients were enrolled. The presence of ultrasonic pattern suggestive of edema at 72\u2009h (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.018), fibroblastic sleeve at 24, 48, 72, and 96\u2009h (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.001), thrombosis at 48 (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.001) and 72\u2009h (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005), and at least one of an abovementioned US at all checkpoints (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.001) were highly significant predictors of complications. Both US and VIP effectively detect inflammatory events; however, the US showed better sensitivity in overall checkpoints and earlier predictive ability than VIP (1.9 vs 0.47\u2009days).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An ultrasound inflammatory pattern is correlated with SPC failure. An ultrasound protocol\u2014requiring minimal training\u2014is more effective than VIP in recognizing early signs of device failure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/11297298241261146","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,3]],"date-time":"2024-08-03T08:34:39Z","timestamp":1722674079000},"page":"1187-1193","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Ultrasound assessment of short peripheral catheter failure"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5912-1822","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Davide","family":"Giustivi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Vascular Access Team ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rosita","family":"Celano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical and Clinical 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