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• It remains unknown what impact saline flushing might have on venous physiology and injury.

• Repeated vigorous flushing could cause endothelial injury, clot formation and catheter failure.

• Flushing frequency (hourly vs. 5 hourly) did not impact catheter failure over 5 hours.

• Frequent flushing increased prothrombin time, suggesting extrinsic coagulation factor consumption.

• Sub-clinical thromboses formed adjacent to ~80% of PIVCs, irrespective of flushing frequency.

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• The DIVA scoring tool has previously been validated in the pediatric ED setting.

• Our project applied DIVA to an inpatient pediatric sample.

• DIVA may not predict likelihood of PIV success in the inpatient setting.

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• Compare effectiveness of chemical disinfectants in reducing S. aureus.

• Five disinfectants reduced the bacterial load, especially chlorhexidine solutions.

• Focus on Brazilian clinical practice of needleless connector disinfection.

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• Early identification of patients with a history of injectable drug use is vital.

• Interprofessional collaboration is needed to increase safe completion of IV therapy.

• Stratifying risks and realistic protocols are required in care settings for PWID.

• In-patient use of illicit drugs may be 40% or higher.

• Development of new tamper evident technology is urgently needed.

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