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Clinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, August 2015
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Title
Clinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, August 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd007798.pub4
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Authors

Joan Webster, Sonya Osborne, Claire M Rickard, Karen New

Abstract

US Centers for Disease Control guidelines recommend replacement of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters no more frequently than every 72 to 96 hours. Routine replacement is thought to reduce the risk of phlebitis and bloodstream infection. Catheter insertion is an unpleasant experience for patients and replacement may be unnecessary if the catheter remains functional and there are no signs of inflammation. Costs associated with routine replacement may be considerable. This is an update of a review first published in 2010. To assess the effects of removing peripheral IV catheters when clinically indicated compared with removing and re-siting the catheter routinely. For this update the Cochrane Vascular Trials Search Co-ordinator searched the Cochrane Vascular Specialised Register (March 2015) and CENTRAL (2015, Issue 3). We also searched clinical trials registries (April 2015). Randomised controlled trials that compared routine removal of peripheral IV catheters with removal only when clinically indicated in hospitalised or community dwelling patients receiving continuous or intermittent infusions. Two review authors independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. Seven trials with a total of 4895 patients were included in the review. The quality of the evidence was high for most outcomes but was downgraded to moderate for the outcome catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). The downgrade was due to wide confidence intervals, which created a high level of uncertainty around the effect estimate. CRBSI was assessed in five trials (4806 patients). There was no significant between group difference in the CRBSI rate (clinically-indicated 1/2365; routine change 2/2441). The risk ratio (RR) was 0.61 (95% CI 0.08 to 4.68; P = 0.64). No difference in phlebitis rates was found whether catheters were changed according to clinical indications or routinely (clinically-indicated 186/2365; 3-day change 166/2441; RR 1.14, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.39). This result was unaffected by whether infusion through the catheter was continuous or intermittent. We also analysed the data by number of device days and again no differences between groups were observed (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.27; P = 0.75). One trial assessed all-cause bloodstream infection. There was no difference in this outcome between the two groups (clinically-indicated 4/1593 (0.02%); routine change 9/1690 (0.05%); P = 0.21). Cannulation costs were lower by approximately AUD 7.00 in the clinically-indicated group (mean difference (MD) -6.96, 95% CI -9.05 to -4.86; P ≤ 0.00001). The review found no evidence to support changing catheters every 72 to 96 hours. Consequently, healthcare organisations may consider changing to a policy whereby catheters are changed only if clinically indicated. This would provide significant cost savings and would spare patients the unnecessary pain of routine re-sites in the absence of clinical indications. To minimise peripheral catheter-related complications, the insertion site should be inspected at each shift change and the catheter removed if signs of inflammation, infiltration, or blockage are present.

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Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 168 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 35 20%
Student > Master 31 18%
Other 20 12%
Student > Postgraduate 15 9%
Researcher 12 7%
Other 34 20%
Unknown 25 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 62 36%
Nursing and Health Professions 58 34%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 2%
Other 9 5%
Unknown 33 19%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 751. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 April 2022.
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