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Tape–Free
Securing Quality and Safety without Tape; Holmes Regional Medical Center
Susan Birk, Materials Management in Health Care, June 2007, Vol 16 No 6
How to Secure a Peripheral IV Catheter
Bonnie Trottier, Infection Control Today, Vol. 9, No. 2
A Prospective Study of Two Intravenous Catheter Securement Techniques in a Skilled Nursing Facility
Kathy Sheppard, Journal of Intravenous Nursing, Vol. 22, No. 3, May/June 1999
Improving Short Peripheral IV Outcomes: A Clinical Trial of Two Securement Methods
Timothy Royer, The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access (JAVA), 2003, Vol 8 No 4
Catheter Securement Device Provides Substantial Cost Savings
Robert Inbornone, Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2005
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Dwell Times: A Comparison of 3 Securement Methods for Implementation of a 96–Hour Scheduled Change Protocol
Bonnie Smith, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Volume 29, Number 1, January/February 2006
New Standard for Improving Peripheral I.V. Catheter Securement
Bonnie Smith and Timothy Royer, Nursing 2007, Volume 37, Number 3
Summary of Product Trials for 10,164 Patients: Comparing an Intravenous Stabilizing Device to Tape
Gregory J. Schears, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Volume 29, Number 4, July/August 2006
Evaluation of a Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale for Determining Appropriate Discontinuation of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
Paulette Gallant, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Vol. 29, Number 6, November/December 2006
Tape–Free & Suture–Free
Caring for a nontunneled CVC Site
Lynn Hadaway, Nursing 2005, December, Volume 35, Number 12
Catheter Stabilization Devices are Becoming Standard of Care
Gregory Schears, American Society of Anesthesiologists, June 2007, Vol 71 No 6
A Comparative Retrospective Analysis of Two Securement Techniques for Perpherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) and Midlines in the Homecare Setting
Diana Wood, Journal of Vascular Access Devices, Volume 2, Number 3, Fall 1997
The Advantages of a Precision-engineered Securement Device for Fixation of Arterial Pressure-monitoring Catheters
Catharine Stephenson, The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access “JAVA”, 2005, Vol 10 No 3
Cost Containment and Infusion Service
Kathy Kokotis, Supplement to Journal of Infusion Nursing, Volume 28, Number 3S, May/June 2005
Other
OSHA Fact Sheet – Securing Medical Catheters
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, August 2004
CDC’s Seven Healthcare Safety Challenges
CDC, July 11, 2003
ECRI: OSHA Requires Annual Review of Catheter–Securement Devices
October 1, 2004
Needlestick Injuries among Surgeons in Training
M.A. Makary, NEJM, Vol. 356, No. 26
The 4-1-1 on New Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice
Lynn Hadaway, Infection Control Today, June 2006

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