Incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter failure among inpatients: variability between microbiological data and clinical signs and symptoms.

Ian Blanco-MavillardMiguel Ángel Rodríguez-CaleroJoan de Pedro-GómezGaizka Parra-GarcíaIsmael Fernández-FernándezEnrique Castro-Sánchez

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2019)

Our findings show that almost 42% PIVCs resulted in unplanned removal, amplifying the importance in terms of morbidity, mortality and patient safety. A high number of positive tip cultures without clinical signs and symptoms was observed. We underpin the importance to remove unnecessary PIVCs for the prevention of CRBSI.

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