Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard: 01-Proportion of patients with a PIVC in situ that has not been used for a therapeutic purpose since it was inserted
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | 1-Proportion of patients with a PIVC in situ that has not been used for a therapeutic purpose since it was inserted |
METEOR identifier: | 732533 |
Registration status: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 25/05/2021 |
Description: | The proportion of patients with a PIVC in situ that has not been used for a therapeutic purpose since it was inserted. |
Rationale: | Alternative routes of administration should be considered and excluded before accessing the intravenous route. Alternative options include oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, rectal, intra-osseous and intra-peritoneal routes. |
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