Risk Factors and Characteristics of Short PIVC Failure

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Short peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are a ubiquitous and necessary invasive clinical device. Although patient need for short PIVCs is high, one in three catheters will fail before the completion of treatment. To improve insertion and post insertion care, and reduce complications, there is an urgent need for substantial and interdisciplinary interventions.

This presentation will provide an overview of recent short PIVC research, including a large systematic review of non-infectious complications for 76,997 short PIVCs; and a multivariate analysis of 12 studies (11,830 PIVCs) identifying patient, catheter and provider risk factors associated with failure.