Midline catheters: indications, complications and maintenance.
Midline catheters are commonly inserted by nurses to make short and long-term infusion of intravenous fluids and medication easier. This article provides an overview of the value of these devices in adult nursing. It also describes the history and management of the midline catheter in relation to current research and evidence-based practice.
Griffiths
Vivien
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St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex. viv.griffiths@rws-tr.nhs.uk
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology