This presentation will describe factors that promote and oppose thrombus formation in the context of ... read more ↘ peripheral intravenous cannulation. Relevant introduction to blood clotting will be provided and the impact of local injury, fluid infusion forces, medication toxicity/irritation on the blood and blood vessels will be covered. The latest experimental data will then be presented, focussing on understanding the impact of PIVC gauge and infusion rate on thrombus formation will be provided, including state-of-the-art three dimensional thrombus imaging to demonstrate the location and volume of blood clots formed. ↖ read less
