Optimal timing for peripheral IV replacement?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 200-202

  Brown, Dionna ^a   Rowland, Kate ^a   Ewigman, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBITIS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 84882258138     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: 15337294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Rickard CM, Webster J, Wallis MC, et al. Routine versus clinically indicated replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters: a randomised controlled equivalence trial. Lancet. 2012;380:1066-1074.
2. Maki DG, Kluger DM, Crnich CJ. The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review of 200 published prospective studies. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81:1159-1171.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011 guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/BSI/references-BSI-guidelines-2011.html. Accessed March 13, 2013.
4. Webster J, Clarke S, Paterson D, et al. Routine care of peripheral intravenous catheters versus clinically indicated replacement: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2008;337:a339.
5. Rickard CM, McCann D, Munnings J, et al. Routine resite of peripheral intravenous devices every 3 days did not reduce complications compared with clinically indicated resite: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Med. 2010;8:53.
6. Webster J, Osborne S, Rickard C, et al. Clinically-indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(3):CD007798.