Future research should focus on testing PVC removal beyond 96 hours, patient preferences for routine or clinically indicated PVC removal, more rigorous studies and use of ultrasound to assess PVC ...

Is it beneficial to change peripheral indwelling intravenous catheters after 72-96 hours? To answer this question, the authors performed a randomized controlled trial comparing routine (n = 1690) with ...

It’s a common practice — maintaining peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in stable hospital patients even after the need for IV therapy has been resolved. And the thinking goes, why not? After ...

To determine the efficacy of heparinized saline administered as intermittent flush on functional duration of the peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) in neonates. A total of 120 neonates were ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every IV catheter poses potential for serious and costly complications, including those occurring from commonly used peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters. According ...

Please can you give a brief introduction to intravenous catheters? Peripheral intravenous catheters (“IV drips”) are small plastic tubes inserted into veins, most frequently in the hand or arm. They ...