title: Closed vs open systems: when should short peripheral intravenous catheters be the first choice?
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vallecoccia
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gennaro.depascale@email.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Pascale
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taraschi
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Angelis Durante
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dolcetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pittiruti
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scoppettuolo
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male