Intravenous catheter placement in the marginal ear vein of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is achievable by final-year veterinary students, with clinical exposure improving confidence.
Athin Athinodorou, Megan Kiln, Emma Keeble, Jenna Richardson
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Abstract
Objective: To identify if rabbit IV catheter placement (ICP) in the marginal ear vein was readily achievable for veterinary students and whether student confidence improved with ICP experience. We hypothesized that students would achieve successful ICP placement on their first attempt and that student confidence would increase after ICP.
Methods: Final-year undergraduate veterinary students on clinical rotations at the University of Edinburgh Hospital for Small Animals participated over a 1-year period. The prospective observational study involved completion of an anonymized questionnaire with 2 parts, completed before ICP and after ICP. The time taken for successful placement and the number of attempts were recorded.
Results: 70 students participated in this study. Intravenous catheter placement was successful on the first attempt in 78.5% of students; the mean time for successful ICP was 4 minutes and 10 seconds. After ICP placement, students had a statistically significant increase in confidence in rabbit ICP, scoring a median of 2.5 points higher in confidence on a 10-point scale. There was no significant correlation between previous ICP experience or preprocedure confidence score and speed of ICP.
Conclusions: ICP of the rabbit marginal ear vein is highly achievable for veterinary students, with most students achieving ICP on their first attempt. Following successful ICP, student confidence in this procedure in rabbits increased.
Clinical relevance: Rabbit ICP is readily achievable by veterinary students and should be included as a core clinical skill in undergraduate veterinary education, promoting confidence in students interacting with this species.
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The American Journal of Veterinary Research supports the collaborative exchange of information between researchers and clinicians by publishing novel research findings that bridge the gulf between basic research and clinical practice or that help to translate laboratory research and preclinical studies to the development of clinical trials and clinical practice. The journal welcomes submission of high-quality original studies and review articles in a wide range of scientific fields, including anatomy, anesthesiology, animal welfare, behavior, epidemiology, genetics, heredity, infectious disease, molecular biology, oncology, pharmacology, pathogenic mechanisms, physiology, surgery, theriogenology, toxicology, and vaccinology. Species of interest include production animals, companion animals, equids, exotic animals, birds, reptiles, and wild and marine animals. Reports of laboratory animal studies and studies involving the use of animals as experimental models of human diseases are considered only when the study results are of demonstrable benefit to the species used in the research or to another species of veterinary interest. Other fields of interest or animals species are not necessarily excluded from consideration, but such reports must focus on novel research findings. Submitted papers must make an original and substantial contribution to the veterinary medicine knowledge base; preliminary studies are not appropriate.
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