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Title
Is routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters necessary?
Authors
Bregenzer, T; Conen, D; Sakmann, P; Widmer, A F
Abstract
Guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga, recommend that peripheral intravenous catheters be changed every 3 days. However, routine replacement of central venous catheters is no longer supported in their latest update.
Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 1998, Vol 158, Issue 2, p151