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Evaluation and implementation of a needleless intravenous system: making needlesticks a needless problem
R Skolnick1, J LaRocca, D Barba
1Department of Nursing, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA.
American Journal of Infection Control
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
A needleless intravenous (IV) system with blunt plastic cannulas and specially designed injection sites was introduced at Olive View Medical Center to reduce needlestick injuries, particularly IV-related needlesticks. IV-related needlestick injuries decreased 72% during the first 8 months of use, costs were reduced $1.85 for a typical IV piggyback administration set-up by revising the IV piggyback procedure, and a staff survey revealed satisfaction with the new system.