Routine Replacement versus Clinical Monitoring of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in a Regional Hospital in the Home Program A Randomized Controlled Trial | Zendy

Patricia Van Donk | Zendy; Claire M. Rickard | Zendy; Matthew McGrail | Zendy; Glenn Doolan | Zendy

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Routine Replacement versus Clinical Monitoring of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in a Regional Hospital in the Home Program A Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Patricia Van Donk,

Claire M. Rickard,

Matthew McGrail,

Glenn Doolan

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

infection control and hospital epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1559-6834

pISSN - 0899-823X

DOI - 10.1086/599776

Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , peripheral , bloodstream infection , catheter , clinical trial , peripherally inserted central catheter , surgery , anesthesia

This randomized, controlled trial involving 316 patients in the home setting found no difference in the rate of phlebitis and/or occlusion among patients for whom a peripheral intravenous catheter was routinely resited at 72-96 hours and those for whom it was replaced only on clinical indication (76.8 events per 1,000 device-days vs 87.3 events per 1,000 device-days; P = .71). There were no bloodstream infections.

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