Optimal timing for intravascular administration set replacement

• Main Authors: Ullman , Amanda, Rickard, Claire, O'Riordan, Elizabeth, McGrail, Matthew, Marsh, Nicole, Daud, Azlina, Gillies, Donna, Cooke, Marie
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2013
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/39633/1/Ulman_et_al_2013.PDF; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39633/2/Daud_et_al_2013.PDF; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39633/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003588.pub3/full
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background The tubing (administration set) attached to both venous and arterial catheters may contribute to bacteraemia and other infections. The rate of infection may be increased or decreased by routine replacement of administration sets. This review was originally published in 2005 and was upd...