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

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1008428

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

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.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,611,239.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

evidence-based clinical practice | hospitals | infection control | nursing care | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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