IV therapy: a financial feasibility study.
Results of a feasibility study comparing peripheral catheters to midline catheters are summarized. A step-by-step process involving audit studies, cost figures, data collection, calculation parameters, and cost analysis determined the effectiveness of the new technology.
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D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012107:Research Design