{"id":4760,"date":"2022-10-17T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.bd.com\/iv-news\/?p=4760"},"modified":"2022-11-07T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:40:04","slug":"peripheral-venous-catheters-cost-impact-of-pvc-care-bundles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu.bd.com\/iv-news\/scientific-publications\/peripheral-venous-catheters-cost-impact-of-pvc-care-bundles\/","title":{"rendered":"Peripheral venous catheters: Cost impact of PVC care bundles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite being the most commonly used invasive medical device in hospitals, short-term peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) often fail before the end of treatment due to complications such as catheter occlusion, skin infiltration (diffusion), phlebitis, catheter dislodgement and infection.<\/span>1,2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n

To understand how to better prevent catheter failure while promoting cost-effectiveness in the hospital, the Maunoury et al. Study, published in February 2022 in the Plos One journal, performs a cost-effectiveness analysis on two different approaches to peripheral venous access in the prevention of unscheduled PVC removal due to complications in France based on the CLEAN-3 study database:<\/span>3<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The PVC care bundle method:<\/span><\/b> consisting of a bundle of innovative devices, including a closed integrated PVC, a positive displacement needle-free connector, a disinfecting cap and a sterile pre-filled flush syringe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The standard method:<\/span><\/b> consisting of a safety peripheral venous catheter to which the infusion line was directly connected, including a three-way stop cock.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Learn more about vascular access bundles: <\/span><\/b>Care bundles and prevention of vascular access complications<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>The CLEAN-3 clinical study and the benefits of PVC care bundles<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

    Published in February 2021 in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, the CLEAN-3 study followed a large panel of adult patients in the emergency department of Poitiers University Hospital in France with an indication of hospitalisation in a medical ward and a PVC of a predicted duration of at least 48 hours were included in the study.<\/span>3<\/span> Following PVC insertion using one of the two study methods, they were monitored daily for catheter-related complications.<\/span>3<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    When compared to the standard method, the CLEAN-3 study showed that the use of the PVC care bundle method made it possible to:<\/span>3<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n