1. HAGER FATHEY SHAFEIKE - Assistant Lecturer, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafer El Sheikh University.
2. SALWA HAGAG ABDELAZIZ - Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Battergee Medical College, Saudi Arabia affiliated with Faculty of
Nursing, Cairo University.
3. EMAD ABD ELMONGY SADAQ - Professor, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kafer El Sheikh University.
4. HALA IBRAHIM ABO DEIF - Assistant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University.
Background: integrating vein visualization technology into oncology nursing practice contributes to improved clinical outcomes, including reduced pain, reduced anxiety level and higher successful insertion rates among chemotherapy patients. Aim: To evaluate the effect of using vein visualization device on (pain, anxiety, cannulation success rate) among patients receiving chemotherapy. Design: Quasi-experimental after -only nonequivalent control group design was utilized. Sample: A convenience sample of 60 adult male and female patients receiving chemotherapy for a period of six consecutive months, 30 in each group. Tools: the following tools were utilized in the current study: 1.Demographic and Medical Data Form (DMDF), 2. Adult Difficult Intra Venous Access (A-DIVA), 3. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11), 4. State Anxiety Inventory (SAI), 5. Success Rate Assessment Tool and 6. Vein Visualization Device (Pigeon Medical DVA30). Results: All participants in both groups received a 22-gauge cannula inserted in the hand (100%). 83.3% in the control group and 90.0% in the study group had severe insertion difficulty, there was highly statistically significant differences between the control and study groups regarding PVC insertion (pain, anxiety, and cannulation success rate) (p < 0.001). (83.3%) of the study group and 16.7% of the control group had successful insertion from the first attempt. Moreover, 80.0% of the control group need visualization time of 10–15 seconds, there was a highly statistically significant differences between both groups in pain scores as well complications during PVC insertion (p < 0.001; p< 0.002 respectively), , there was no statistically significant difference between the control and study groups regarding anxiety scores during PVC insertion (p > 0.05). Conclusion: vein visualization devices in PIVC insertion for chemotherapy patients is an effective intervention that significantly reduces pain, improves insertion success rates, but had no effect on anxiety levels. Recommendation: Future research with larger sample sizes should explore the integration of vein visualization devices within broader vascular access management programs in oncology practice.
Vein Visualization Device, Cannulation Success Rate and Chemotherapy.