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dc.contributor.authorRuegg, Leanne
dc.contributor.authorFaucett, Mark
dc.contributor.authorChoong, Keat
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-31T02:19:18Z
dc.date.available2020-01-31T02:19:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0142-0372
dc.identifier.doi10.12968/bjon.2018.27.14.S28
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/391028
dc.description.abstractVascular access devices are common and necessary in healthcare provision but their use poses a significant risk of acquiring an infection. Ambulance/emergency inserted peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) potentially have higher risks of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) because of the inability to maintain asepsis during the insertion procedure. Local guidelines (Queensland, Australia) recommend the removal or replacement of PIVCs inserted in these situations within 24 hours. Routine clinical audits performed within the authors' health service demonstrated a delay in removing ambulance/emergency inserted PIVCs beyond acceptable dwell times. Ambulance/emergency inserted PIVCs were not being recognised as requiring removal by ward staff. A quality improvement project involving key stakeholder engagement, the roll out of a sticker to readily identify ambulance/emergency inserted PIVCs and education of ward staff was introduced to enable identification of this high-risk group. Post-implementation audits demonstrated a significant reduction in numbers of ambulance/emergency PIVCs remaining in situ for longer than 24 hours.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMark Allen Healthcare
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefromS28
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoS30
dc.relation.ispartofissue14
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBritish Journal of Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume27
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.keywordsCatheter-related bloodstream infection
dc.subject.keywordsEmergency care
dc.subject.keywordsHealthcare-associated infection
dc.subject.keywordsPeripheral catheter/cannula
dc.subject.keywordsPre-hospital care
dc.titleEmergency inserted peripheral intravenous catheters: a quality improvement project
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRuegg, L; Faucett, M; Choong, K, Emergency inserted peripheral intravenous catheters: a quality improvement project., British Journal of Nursing, 2018, 27 (14), pp. S28-S30
dc.date.updated2020-01-31T01:58:12Z
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gro.griffith.authorChoong, Keat


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