title: Improving patient safety by doing less rather than more: many peripheral intravenous catheters are unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; Department of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Egerton-Warburton
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; Department of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dendle
keywords: compliance; peripheral venous catheter insertion; standard operating procedure