Definitions and Occurrence of Unused Short Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in Different Care Settings: A Scoping Review

ABSTRACT Aims To examine the variation of the operative definition and occurrence of unused peripheral intravenous catheters in pre‐hospital and hospital settings, and to describe possible predictors of this phenomenon. Design A scoping review, according to Arksey and O'Malley (2005), was revis...

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Published in:	Nursing Open
Main Authors:	Elisa Ambrosi, Jessica Longhini, Giulia Marini, Giorgia Zulianello, Elisabetta Mezzalira, Jessica Rattin, Federica Canzan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2025-04-01
Subjects:	emergency service health care quality hospitals nursing patient safety peripheral venous catheterisation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70217