Definitions and Occurrence of Unused Short Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in Different Care Settings: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine the variation of the operative definition and occurrence of unused peripheral intravenous catheters in pre-hospital and hospital settings, and to describe possible predictors of this phenomenon.

Design

A scoping review, according to Arksey and O'Malley (2005), was revised by Levac et al. (2010).

Methods

We searched Medline, PubMed, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature database, and Scopus up to 30 May 2024. Studies were included when they evaluated the unused peripheral intravenous catheters in the paediatric and adult populations in the pre-hospital setting, emergency area, and inpatient wards. The title-abstract and full-text screening were performed independently by two reviewers and the data extraction was conducted.

SUBMITTER: Ambrosi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022799 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature