Effects of clinically‐indicated replacement vs routine change of peripheral intravenous catheters
Catheter‐related blood stream infection · any patient requiring a PIVC expected to remain in‐situ for at least 3 days
Effects of clinically‐indicated replacement showed no clear difference in catheter‐related blood stream infection (during hospitalisation) compared with routine change of peripheral intravenous catheters (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Clinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.61 [0.08, 4.68]7 studies · 7323 participantsLow