Recommendations for improving safety practices with short peripheral catheters.
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The short peripheral catheter (SPC) is the most common vascular access device used in the health care arena. That use is growing every year with approximately 330 million short peripheral catheters sold in the United States in 2012. The projected growth in the US population, along with an aging population and rising morbidity rates, will contribute to an increased need for vascular access devices and infusion therapy. 1,2
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society
دوره 37 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014