# Vascular Access: VA

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/vascular-access-va/
- Published: 2019-11-14T11:52:10+00:00
- Author: Developer

![Long Axis Needle Guide View Vascular Access](https://sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/
2019/11/Long-Axis-View-Needle-Guide-Copie.jpg)

 Cannulation of veins and arteries is an important aspect of patient care for the
administration of fluids and medications and for monitoring purposes.

 The use of **Ultrasound in Vascular Access** enhances the safety of **Vascular 
Punctures**. Not only, by decreasing failed puncture attempt rates but also the 
complications and costs of this medical approach.

### **Which ultrasound scanner do doctors use for Vascular Access?**

 The use of the appropriate **ultrasound probe** reduces **catheter placement failure
rates** and the **relative risk of mechanical complications. **

 These complications may occur more often with less experienced operators, challenging
patient anatomy (obesity, cachexia, distorted, tortuous or thrombosed vascular anatomy,
congenital anomalies such as persistent left superior vena cava), compromised procedural
settings (mechanical ventilation or emergency), and the presence of comorbidity (
coagulopathy, emphysema)….

For the goal of making this operation easier, we’ve developed devices to **stabilize
the angle of the needle insertion into the skin**. The **color doppler portable 
ultrasound scanner [SIFULTRAS-5.34](https://sifsof.com/product/linear-wireless-ultrasound-scanner-sifultras-5-34/)**
works in a way that the needle level touches the ultrasound beam in a pre-established
depth.

 The supplemental use of color flow Doppler to confirm presence and direction of
blood flow requires an understanding of the mechanisms and limitations of Doppler
color flow analysis and display.

The use of **an ultrasound scanner** reduces **complications and vascular puncture
costs** as well as increasing the procedure’s success rate. Hence, it is a **vital
equipment** in the routine practice of this procedure.

References: [Vascular Access Ultrasound](https://www.aium.org/resources/guidelines/usgva.pdf),
[Guidelines for Performing Ultrasound Guided Vascular Cannulation](https://www.asecho.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Performing-Ultrasound-Guided-Vascular-Cannulation.pdf).

Vascular access procedures are most often performed by a specially trained interventional
[radiologist](https://sifsof.com/product-category/doctor-specialties/radiologist/)
in an interventional radiology suite or occasionally in the operating room.

![](https://sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ultrasound-vascular-access.jpg)

 * ![Linear Wireless Ultrasound Scanner SIFULTRAS-5.34 - Color Doppler main](https://
   sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Linear-color-portable-ultrasound-scanner-
   SIFULTRAS-5.34--300x300.jpg)
 * Linear Wireless Ultrasound Scanner SIFULTRAS-5.34 – Color Doppler
 * ![Linear 5-10 MHz Color Doppler SIFULTRAS-9.52 Ultrasound System main](https://
   sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Color-Doppler-Ultrasound-System-Linear-
   5-10-MHz-SIFULTRAS-9.52-300x300.jpg)
 * Linear 5-10 MHz Color Doppler SIFULTRAS-9.52 Ultrasound System
 * ![Linear Ultrasound Scanner WiFi Color 5-10 MHz SIFULTRAS-5.18 main pic](https://
   sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SIFULTRAS-5.18-300x300.jpg)
 * Linear Ultrasound Scanner WiFi Color 5-10 MHz SIFULTRAS-5.18

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_Although the information we provide is used but doctors, radiologists, medical 
staff to perform their procedures, clinical applications, the Information contained
in this article is for consideration only. We can’t be responsible for misuse of
the device nor for the device suitability with each clinical application or procedure
mentioned in this article.
Doctors, radiologists or medical staff must have the 
proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each ultrasound scanner
device.