title: Why are we stuck on tape and suture? A review of catheter securement devices.
abstract: This review focuses on available prospective data comparing standard methods of catheter securement with a securement device. The data demonstrate that the device, specifically engineered for catheter securement, significantly reduces overall catheter-associated complications. This appears to be the result of improved securement and reduced catheter motion. These studies make the authors question their current practice of securing catheters with tape and suture when better alternatives are available.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Access Service IV Team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Schears
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives