Prospective Evaluation of Venous Access Difficulty and a Near-Infrared Vein Visualizer at Four French haemophilia treatment centres

Conclusion: DVA occurred in 37% of patients treated at four French Haemophilia Treatment Centers. This high frequency suggests the need for improved approaches in peripheral venous access. AccuVein improved the ability to locate veins among patient with difficult venous access (92.3% of DVA patients were classified as difficult to locate veins while 76% of DVA patients were considered difficult with AccuVein). Since difficulty locating veins was encountered in 92% of DVA patients by conventional methods, new technology to facilitate vein localization could help address the problem. In this study, use of AccuVein NIR vein visualizer was associated with significantly decreased difficulty in vein location and reduced pain. Further investigation of the clinical role for this technology is warranted.