Cost Minimization Analysis of Clinically-Indicated Replacement in Peripheral Venous Catheter Management

Cost-effectiveness analysis of clinically indicated versus routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters.

BACKGROUND Millions of peripheral intravenous catheters are used worldwide. The current guidelines recommend routine catheter replacement every 72-96 h. This practice requires increasing healthcare resource use. The clinically indicated catheter replacement strategy is proposed as an alternative. OBJECTIVES To assess the cost effectiveness of clinically indicated versus routine replacement of...

Clinically indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters in adults: A nonblinded, cluster-randomized trial in China.

AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety of clinically indicated peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) replacement intervals. BACKGROUND Peripheral intravenous catheters are used internationally, including in China where PIVCs are routinely replaced every 72 to 96 hours. Despite some recent international evidence showing such routine replacement is unnecessary, developing...

The epic3 recommendation that clinically indicated replacement of peripheral venous catheters is safe and cost-saving: how much would the NHS save?

Routine versus clinically indicated replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters: a randomised controlled equivalence trial.

BACKGROUND The millions of peripheral intravenous catheters used each year are recommended for 72-96 h replacement in adults. This routine replacement increases health-care costs and staff workload and requires patients to undergo repeated invasive procedures. The effectiveness of the practice is not well established. Our hypothesis was that clinically indicated catheter replacement is of equal...

Routine care of peripheral intravenous catheters versus clinically indicated replacement: randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVE To compare routine replacement of intravenous peripheral catheters with replacement only when clinically indicated. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Tertiary hospital in Australia. PARTICIPANTS 755 medical and surgical patients: 379 allocated to catheter replacement only when clinically indicated and 376 allocated to routine care of catheter (control group). MAIN OU...