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Effects of a Systematic Quality Improvement Process to Decrease Complications in Trauma Patients With Prehospital Peripheral Intravenous Access.
J Trauma Nurs
May 2018
Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston (Ms Garrett); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing (Dr Drake); Center for Translational Injury Research, and McGovern School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Dr Holcomb).
Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheterization is commonly performed, and its complications are costly, may result in serious health issues, and may adversely affect patient satisfaction. At our large urban Level I trauma center, we identified a cluster of 7 PIV complications from prehospital insertions in a 5-month period. Several of the patients developed noninfectious as well as infectious, limb-threatening complications requiring aggressive operative intervention.
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