A randomized controlled trial to compare the complications of 2 peripheral intravenous catheter-stabilization systems

• Published in: Journal of infusion nursing Vol. 33; no. 6; p. 371
• Main Authors: Bausone-Gazda, Dawn, Lefaiver, Cheryl A, Walters, Shelley-Ann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2010
• Subjects: Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects; Catheterization, Peripheral - instrumentation; Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects; Confidence Intervals; Female; Humans; Infusion Pumps - adverse effects; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Satisfaction; Proportional Hazards Models; Time Factors; Trauma Centers

An open-label, prospective, randomized, noninferiority study was conducted at a large academic, Magnet-designated, Level I trauma center to compare the peripheral intravenous catheter securement-related complication rates of 2 different stabilization systems. The control stabilization system include...