TY - JOUR
T1 - The One Million Global Catheters PIVC worldwide prevalence study
AU - Alexandrou, Evan
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - It is estimated that approximately half the number of all patients admitted to hospital require the insertion of an intravenous cannula into a peripheral vein, for the administration of intravenous fluids, medications and blood products. It is the most common invasive clinical procedure performed in hospitals worldwide (Webster et al, 2008; Ahlqvist et al, 2010). The annual use of peripheral intravenous cannulas (PIVCs) in North America has been reported to be as many as 150–200million units. However, the estimated number of PIVCs used across greater Europe or other regions of the world is largely unknown (Maki et al, 2006; Zingg and Pittet, 2009).
AB - It is estimated that approximately half the number of all patients admitted to hospital require the insertion of an intravenous cannula into a peripheral vein, for the administration of intravenous fluids, medications and blood products. It is the most common invasive clinical procedure performed in hospitals worldwide (Webster et al, 2008; Ahlqvist et al, 2010). The annual use of peripheral intravenous cannulas (PIVCs) in North America has been reported to be as many as 150–200million units. However, the estimated number of PIVCs used across greater Europe or other regions of the world is largely unknown (Maki et al, 2006; Zingg and Pittet, 2009).
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/547912
U2 - 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.Sup8.S16
DO - 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.Sup8.S16
M3 - Article
SN - 0966-0461
VL - 23
SP - S16-S17
JO - British Journal of Nursing
JF - British Journal of Nursing
IS - 8
ER -