The implementation of a standardized optimal procedure for peripheral venous catheters' management: Results from a multi-dimensional assessment.

ABSTRACT: Peripheral Venous Catheter (PVC) is a widely used device in the hospital setting and is often associated with significant adverse events that may impair treatment administration and patient health. The aim of the present study is to define the incremental benefits related to the implementation and the standardized and simultaneous use of three disposable devices for skin antisepsis, infusion, and cleaning, assuming the hospital's point of view, from an effectiveness, efficiency, and organizational perspective. For the achievement of the above objective, real-life data were collected by means of an observational prospective study, involving two hospitals in the Liguria Region (Northern Italy). Consecutive cases were enrolled and placed into two different scenarios: 1) use of all the three d

SUBMITTER: Schettini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8794079 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature