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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Main Authors: Limm, E., Fang, X., Dendle, C., Stuart, R., Egerton-Warburton, Diana
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mosby 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50155