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. 2014 Mar 7;9(1):Doc03.
doi: 10.3205/dgkh000223. eCollection 2014.

Improving patient safety by doing less rather than more: many peripheral intravenous catheters are unnecessary

Diana Egerton-Warburton  1 , Simon Craig  1 , Rhonda Stuart  2 , Claire Dendle  2
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Improving patient safety by doing less rather than more: many peripheral intravenous catheters are unnecessary

Diana Egerton-Warburton et al. GMS Hyg Infect Control. .
No abstract available

Keywords: compliance; peripheral venous catheter insertion; standard operating procedure.

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