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Author:
Richard Bartolo
Email:
richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Organisation:
Western Health
State:
VIC
Hi Francesca,
We dont have IV teams (I wish) all IV Cannulas are resited every 96 hours with only the exception of children. Patients with poor veins should not be left with cannulas insitu and be put at risk of infection.
Cheers
Richard
Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention
Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au
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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Franciska Ferreira
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 11:12 AM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Routine resite of peripheral intravinous devices
Good Morning to you all,
Our current Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation policy states; to resite a IV cannula every 72 hours. I know there is some debate on this issue and recent evidence suggests routine resite is unnecessary. Current recommendations are to resite IV Cannulas every 96 hours with the exception of children and patients with poor veins. Saying that, not all Hospitals has IV teams to resite all the necessary IV cannulas.
Could you please let me know if any of your organizations have an IV Team and when do you routinely resite patients cannulas?
Kind Regards
Franciska Ferreira
INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL /WOUND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Burnside War Memorial Hospital
120 Kensington Road, Toorak Gardens, SA 5056
t: 08 8202 7222 f: 08 8407 8573 e: fferreira@burnsidehospital.asn.au
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