Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard: 05b-Proportion of patients with a PIVC in-situ who report their PIVC was inserted on the first attempt
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | 5b-Proportion of patients who report their PIVC was inserted on the first attempt |
METEOR identifier: | 733385 |
Registration status: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 25/05/2021 |
Description: | The proportion of patients who report their PIVC was inserted on the first attempt. |
Rationale: | Multiple failed insertion attempts increase the risk of device failure, cause patients undue pain and anxiety and can reduce access to veins for future health needs. |
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