Routine resite of peripheral intravenous devices every 3 days did not reduce complications compared with clinically indicated resite: a randomised controlled trial
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Peripheral intravenous device (IVD) complications were traditionally thought to be reduced by limiting dwell time. Current recommendations are to resite IVDs by 96 hours with the exception of children and patients with poor veins. Re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/8/53 |