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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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Patricia Van Donk ,
Claire M. Rickard ,
Matthew R. McGrail  and
Glenn Doolan
Patricia Van Donk*
Affiliation:
Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Victoria
Claire M. Rickard
Affiliation:
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
Matthew R. McGrail
Affiliation:
School of Rural Health, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Victoria
Glenn Doolan
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Victoria
*
Latrobe Regional Hospital, Princes Hwy, Traralgon, Victoria 3844, Australia (TVanDonk@lrh.com.au)
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Abstract

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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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 9 , September 2009 , pp. 915 - 917
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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