Half of all peripheral intravenous lines in an Australian tertiary emergency department are unused: Pain with no gain?
Study objective: Our study aims to determine the incidence of unused peripheral intravenous cannulas inserted in the emergency department (ED). Methods: A retrospective cohort study using a structured electronic medical record review was performed in a 640-bed tertiary care hospital in Melbourne, Au...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Mosby
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50155 |