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Preventing IV therapy complications and the resulting unplanned IV restarts can improve patient outcomes, while decreasing nurse intervention time and related patient care costs.

Tape secured IV catheters cause complications

  • Up to 48% of all tape secured IV catheters result in complications
  • Micro-motion or “pistoning” of an IV within a vessel is considered the cause of these complications
  • Phlebitis, infiltration, extravasation, occlusion, and dislodgement are common complications


Complications cause IV therapy restarts, which can
impact the safety and comfort of patients

  • Movement of an IV within a vein may cause damage to the vessel
    wall, resulting in complications
  • The average taped secured catheter dwell time is just 44 hours –
    one-third to one-half the 72 to 96 hours per Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention guidelines

IV therapy interruptions cost time and money

  • Complications necessitate unplanned catheter restarts – estimated at up to 71%
  • Catheter restarts require nurse intervention and restart costs
  • Medicare and other third-party payors will no longer pay the cost of treating preventable errors

 
Preventing IV therapy complications and the resulting unplanned IV restarts can improve patient outcomes, while decreasing nurse intervention time and related patient care costs.