Improving the safety of peripheral intravenous catheters

Editorial

Dennis G Maki. BMJ. 2008.

. 2008 Jul 8;337(7662):a630.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.a630.

Abstract

Specialised teams and technology could bring greater benefit than routine replacement

Competing interests: None declared.

Peripheral intravenous catheters. It's who looks after the catheters that counts.
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Routine care of peripheral intravenous catheters versus clinically indicated replacement: randomised controlled trial.
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