Intravascular device administration sets: Replacement after Standard Versus Prolonged use (The RSVP Trial)

大多数住院患者需要静脉滴注，也就是静脉中的一根小塑料管，通常是手/手臂。在澳大利亚每年使用1400万。静脉滴注被连接到塑料管上，通过塑料管提供液体和药物。静脉输液管需要一周或更长时间，但只能使用3-4天，因为人们认为这可能会防止感染。现在人们认为静脉输液管可以使用一周。这将每年节省10亿美元，并减少护士的工作量。这项研究将测试这种方法的安全性。

Most hospital patients need an IV drip, a small plastic tube in a vein, often the hand/arm. 14 million/yr are used in Australia. IV drips are connected to plastic tubing through which fluid & medicine is given. IV tubing is needed for a week or more, but is only used for 3-4 days as it was thought this might prevent infection. It is now thought that IV tubing can be used for a week. This would save $1 billion/year & reduce nurses workload. The research will test the safety of this approach.