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Hyaluronidase for treatment of intravenous extravasations: Implementation of an evidence‐based guideline in a pediatric population
Author(s) -
Hanrahan Kirsten
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12035
Subject(s) - guideline , medicine , evidence based practice , intensive care medicine , population , evidence based medicine , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Purpose To describe the implementation and evaluation of an evidence‐based guideline, H yaluronidase for T reatment of IV E xtravasations , in a pediatric population. Conclusions Evidence of hyaluronidase efficacy suggests that timely administration will decrease the severity of tissue damage caused by extravasations, and result in cost savings. Implementation of this guideline increased user knowledge, incident reporting, and initiation of treatment, and decreased the average time to treatment administration. Practice Implications Implementation strategies facilitate integration and sustained use of evidence‐based treatments in clinical practice. Processes that promote evidence‐based treatment are expected to improve outcomes and are therefore an important component of evaluation.