Open AccessPrevention of Peripheral Venous Catheter Complications With an Intravenous Therapy Team
Author(s) -
Neil E. Soifer,
Steven Borzak,
Brian R. Edlin,
Robert A. Weinstein
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.5.473
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , intravenous therapy , infusion therapy , peripheral , sepsis , nursing staff , prospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , surgery , nursing
More than 25 million patients have peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters placed each year in US hospitals. Infusion therapy is believed to account for one third of all nosocomial bacteremias.
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