NCT07348289 · Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
PIVO Use for Blood Cultures in the Emergency Department
(PIVO-ED)
What this study is about
The investigators will implement a protocol for use of the PIVO device for blood culture collection in the emergency department. This protocol utilizes the device in various scenarios to reduce needlesticks while allowing for accurate and appropriate assessment of potential pathogens in the bloodstream.
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The investigators will implement a protocol for use of the PIVO device for blood culture collection in the emergency department. This protocol utilizes the device in various scenarios to reduce needlesticks while allowing for accurate and appropriate assessment of potential pathogens in the bloodstream. The study team will train staff on use of the device then monitor utilization and contamination rates among emergency department patients.
Interventions
DEVICE
PIVO device, a needle-free blood draw device
The PIVO device, a needle-free blood draw device, may be used through an IV to obtain a blood sample and extends beyond the IV to ideally reduce the potential for contamination and to improve success in obtaining a sample. Per Google AI: "PIVO™ by Velano Vascular stands for Peripheral IV Origin, a needle-free blood draw device that uses a patient's existing peripheral IV (PIV) line to collect blood, avoiding extra needle sticks and reducing pain, hemolysis, and contamination, facilitating the "One-Stick Hospital Stay" goal for better patient care."
Primary outcome measures
PIVO utilization
Time frame: From baseline until 12 months after baseline
The investigators will assess utilization of the device for blood cultures obtained in the emergency department through review of the medical record and documentation of cases in which PIVO was used for blood cultures as a proportion of all blood cultures obtained.
Contamination rates
Time frame: From baseline until 12 months after baseline
The investigators will assess contamination rates for blood cultures obtained using the device compared to blood cultures obtained without the device.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Patients in whom blood cultures are obtained in the emergency department. \-
Where
- Park City, Utah
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Jan 16, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations