Selection of peripheral intravenous catheters with 24-gauge side-holes versus those with 22-gauge end-hole for MDCT: A prospective randomized study.

Journal: European journal of radiology
PMID:

Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare the 24-gauge side-holes catheter and conventional 22-gauge end-hole catheter in terms of safety, injection pressure, and contrast enhancement on multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT).

Authors

  • Akio Tamura
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: a.akahane@gmail.com.
  • Kenichi Kato
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: kkato@iwate-med.ac.jp.
  • Masayoshi Kamata
    Iwate Medical University Hospital, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: kamataaoi@yahoo.co.jp.
  • Tomohiro Suzuki
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: suzukitomohiro123@gmail.com.
  • Michiko Suzuki
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: mamimichiko@me.com.
  • Manabu Nakayama
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: gakuymgt@yahoo.co.jp.
  • Makiko Tomabechi
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: mtomabechi@mac.com.
  • Tatsuhiko Nakasato
    Department of Radiology, Southern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, 7-115 Yatsuyamada, Koriyama 963-8563, Japan. Electronic address: nakasato77@gmail.com.
  • Shigeru Ehara
    Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. Electronic address: ehara@iwate-med.ac.jp.