Effects of clinically‐indicated replacement vs routine change of peripheral intravenous catheters
Infiltration (during hospitalisation) · any patient requiring a PIVC expected to remain in‐situ for at least 3 days
Effects of clinically‐indicated replacement probably leads to higher infiltration (during hospitalisation) compared with routine change of peripheral intravenous catheters (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Clinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.16 [1.06, 1.26]6 studies · 7123 participantsModerate