title: Catheter Securement Systems for Peripherally Inserted and Nontunneled Central Vascular Access Devices: Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Sutureless Device.
abstract: Sutureless catheter securement systems are intended to eliminate risks associated with sutures. The clinical acceptability of a novel system was investigated compared with the current method of securement for peripherally inserted central catheters (19 facilities using StatLock or sutures) or nontunneled central vascular access devices (3 facilities using StatLock or sutures or HubGuard + Sorbaview Shield). More than 94% of respondents rated the novel system as same, better, or much better than their current product. More than 82% of respondents were willing to replace their current system with the new one.
authors.affiliation: 3M, St Paul, Minnesota. Karen M. Krenik, BSN, CNOR, is a technical service specialist in 3M's Critical and Chronic Care Solutions Division. In this role, she has participated in new product introductions. Before coming to 3M, she was a nurse in the hospital setting from 1979 to 2007. Graham E. Smith, BSc, has been a biostatistician at 3M for more than 10 years. He specializes in the design and analysis of customer product evaluations, as well as in-house clinical studies used for product development in 3M's Critical and Chronic Care Solutions Division. Stéphanie F. Bernatchez, PhD, is an advanced research specialist and a scientific and medical writer in 3M's Critical and Chronic Care Solutions Division.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Krenik
authors.forename: Graham E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Stéphanie F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Bernatchez
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D062666:Vascular Access Devices