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Connectors for intravenous catheters without needles
How to avoid the pitfalls inherent in diverse theories and approaches.
OVERVIEW: In the early 1990s, needleless connectors for N catheters, administration sets, and syringes were developed to reduce the incidence of needlestick accidents among health care personnel.
While needleless connections do this, their usage has been linked with an increase in catheter-related bloodstream infection and catheter lumen blockage. Complications may be caused by design traits, user knowledge gaps, ineffective behaviors, or a combination of the three.
The author discusses the connections now in use, their design and function differences, the possible difficulties related with different models and practices, and the nursing interventions that may help mitigate these risks.
