Vein Finders and Deep Vein Thrombosis

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot (thrombus) develops in one or more of your body’s deep veins, commonly in your legs. Patients can get DVT if they have certain medical issues that alter how their blood clots.

Causes of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT):

• Surgery, particularly surgery of the hip or leg, or abdominal surgery.

• Trauma or bone fracture.

• A long period of bed rest or sitting for a long time (e.g., on an airplane or in a car)

• Cancer.

• Pregnancy.

• Birth control pills or hormones taken for symptoms of menopause.

• Varicose veins.

DVT signs and symptoms can include:

• Swelling in the affected leg. Rarely, there’s swelling in both legs.
• Pain in your leg. The pain often starts in your calf and can feel like cramping or soreness.
• Red or discolored skin on the leg.
• A feeling of warmth in the affected leg.

Using vein finders throughout the diagnosing process will reveal any clots in the deep veins.
Furthermore, the use of a vein finder would make it easier for the phlebotomist to detect the vein, lowering the likelihood of a pre-analytical mistake in specimen collection and inflicting the patient even more suffering and pain.

In reality, due to the elderly’s deteriorating skin, blood drawing can be difficult. Their skin becomes thinner, dryer, and more delicate. Furthermore, when the blood vessels grow more sensitive, a venipuncture failure might cause these tiny blood vessels to burst readily. As a result, bruising, swelling, and even bleeding may occur beneath the skin and that’s what DVT patients already suffer from.

The FDA Portable Vein Detector SIFVEIN-5.2 is designed for instances when identifying a vein is difficult or requires extra focus and caution. Regardless of the patient’s age, skin color, or obesity level, the SIFVEIN-5.2 permits veins to be seen clearly in a depth of 10 mm under the skin.

It also has a depth recognition mode that improves judgment of the vein’s depth, as well as three colors (red, green, and white) that can be switched at will depending on the light in the room and the skin tone of the patient, making the vein more visible, easier to access, and increasing clinical accuracy. As a result, any prospective failure diagnosis is eliminated, as well as anxiety, tension, and pain to the DVT patient.

Vein detectors, such as the reliable and clear vein illuminator FDA Portable Vein Detector SIFVEIN-5.2, have so far proven their effectiveness during this difficult IV procedure.

The vein finder SIFVEIN-5.2 is a non-invasive, portable gadget that shines near-infrared light onto the patient’s skin, mapping out the targeted deep leg veins that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye.

To conclude, using a vein finder would make venipuncture a lot simpler. Phlebotomists, nurses, and doctors can assure the procedure’s success while reducing the number of failed needle attempts and patient suffering.

 Reference: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

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