Catheter Stabilization Devices Are Becoming Standard Of Care

A comparative retrospective analysis of two securement techniques for peripherally inserted central catheters picc and midlines in the homecare setting.

Catheter stabilization devices are becoming standard of care.

9 2 providing a firm base of stabilization. May become the standard of care. Catheter stabilization devices are becoming standard of care you will receive an email whenever this article is corrected updated or cited in the literature. Plymouth mn march 16 2016 interrad medical announces the securacath device is the only subcutaneous engineered stabilization device that meets the 2016 infusion therapy standards of practice recently released by the infusion nurses society ins.

Catheter stabilization minimize catheter movement. There are securement devices that have adhesive applied to skin and adhesive to hold the hub and still others use a velcro strap material to cross over the hub to hold the lumens of the catheter and. The statlock multi purpose pediatric stabilization device is ideal for securing chest tubes drainage tubes and other large medical tubes. A comparative retrospective analysis of two securement techniques for peripherally inserted central catheters picc and midlines in the homecare setting.

The standards were first published in 1977 and have. The large share of this region can be attributed to the high number of surgeries which leads to an increase in the demand for stabilization devices wide adoption of catheterization techniques in examination diagnosis and treatment is also one of the factors responsible for catheter securement device market growth. The standards provide the most comprehensive guidance related to the infusion specialty. Some are adhesive devices that allow the wings on the catheter hub to snap into a platform fig.

Or more simply the standard of care for pivs requires devices must be secured and dressings for those devices must be kept clean dry and intact. Catheter stabilization devices are becoming standard of care gregory schears american society of anesthesiologists june 2007 vol. Statlock stabilization devices are a more effective alternative to tape in helping improve clinical outcomes quality of care and economic efficiencies. Ins recommends that whenever possible manufactured stabilization devices such as the one tested in this study should be the preferred method of catheter stabilization infusion nurses society 2006.

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