Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Sept 2005
The Advantages of a Precision-engineered Securement Device for Fixation of Arterial Pressure-monitoring Catheters
The Advantages of a Precision-engineered Securement Device for Fixation of Arterial Pressure-monitoring Catheters
RN, BSN
Page Range: 130 – 132
DOI: 10.2309/java.10-3-8
A prospective, sequential, controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the clinical and cost consequences of securing arterial catheters with a precision-engineered securement device compared with tape and transparent membrane dressing (TMD). Tape and TMD securement resulted in an unscheduled catheter restart rate of 25%; the study device resulted in an unscheduled catheter restart rate of 12.8%. The difference was highly significant (P < .001).Abstract
Copyright: Copyright © 2005, ASSOCIATION FOR VASCULAR ACCESS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Contributor Notes
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to cstephenson@baymedical.org
Catharine Stephenson, RN, BSN, CCRN, is a clinical nurse consultant for the critical care areas at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Florida, and is a graduate student at the University of South Alabama in Mobile.