Skill, Experience, and First-Attempt Success in Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion

To the Editor We read with interest the article by Kleidon et al, for which the authors should be commended. While ultrasound guidance (USG) was associated with an increase in pediatric peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) first-attempt success rates in this sample, the generalizability of these results to the pediatric community at large is questionable.