Introducción

¿Alguna vez te has parado ha revisar exhaustivamente la literatura sobre vías venosas periféricas? ¿No, verdad? Pues no te preocupes, porque nosotros SÏ lo hemos hecho por ti. En este capítulo Pablo y Luis repasan la "anatomía", tipos, indicaciones, contraindicaciones, y muchos más aspectos relevantes sobre los catéteres venosos periféricos. Como siempre, compartimos anécdotas y desventuras. ¡No te lo pierdas! No volverás a mirar los abbocaths de la misma manera... Bibliografía: Beecham GB, Tackling G. Peripheral Line Placement. 2023 Jul 25. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan–. PMID: 30969617. Fabiani A, Santoro M, Sanson G. The catheter-to-vein ratio at the tip level, not the catheter type, as a risk factor for a catheter failure. A retrospective comparative study of polyurethane midline and long peripheral catheters. Heart Lung. 2023 Jul-Aug;60:39-44. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.02.027. Epub 2023 Mar 8. PMID: 36898280. Bahl A, Johnson S, Alsbrooks K, Mares A, Gala S, Hoerauf K. Defining difficult intravenous access (DIVA): A systematic review. J Vasc Access. 2021 Nov 17:11297298211059648. doi: 10.1177/11297298211059648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34789023. Vyas V, Sharma A, Goyal S, Kothari N. Infrared vein visualization devices for ease of intravenous access in children: hope versus hype. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2021;53(1):69-78. doi: 10.5114/ait.2021.103515. PMID: 33586417; PMCID: PMC10158443. Ng SLA, Leow XRG, Ang WW, Lau Y. Effectiveness of near-infrared light devices for peripheral intravenous cannulation in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Mar-Apr;75:e81-e92. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.12.034. Epub 2024 Jan 8. PMID: 38195374. Guidelines for the prevention of bloodstream infections and other infections associated with the use of intravascular catheters: Part 1: peripheral catheters [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK604062/ Johnston AJ, Simpson MJ, McCormack V, Barton A, Bennett J, Chalisey A, Crane J, Curry S, Laycock H, Patel D, See T, Shubhaker J, Singh K, Thornton S. Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: safe vascular access 2025. Anaesthesia. 2025 Sep 17. doi: 10.1111/anae.16727. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40958714.