Stabilization Devices

Evidence Resources

We have provided an easy reference to these relevant articles, fact sheets, clinical reviews and clinical studies that examine the clinical, quality and economic outcomes from utilizing a mechanical stabilization device.

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CLINICAL

• 2. A Prospective Study of Two Intravenous Catheter Securement Techniques in a Skilled Nursing Facility
  Kathy Sheppard, Journal of Intravenous Nursing, Vol. 22, No. 3, May/June 1999.
• 3. Improving Short Peripheral IV Outcomes: A Clinical Trial of Two Securement Methods
  Timothy Royer, The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access (JAVA), 2003, Vol. 8, No. 4.
• 4. Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Dwell Times: A Comparison of 3 Securement Methods for Implementation of a 96–Hour Scheduled Change Protocol
  Bonnie Smith, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Vol. 29, No. 1, January/February 2006.
• 5. Summary of Product Trials for 10,164 Patients: Comparing an Intravenous Stabilizing Device to Tape
  Gregory J. Schears, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Vol. 29, No. 4, July/August 2006.
• 6. New Standards for Improving Peripheral IV Catheter Securement
  Bonnie Smith and Timothy Royer, Nursing 2007, Vol. 37, No. 3.
• 7. Evaluation of a Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale for Determining Appropriate Discontinuation of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
  Paulette Gallant, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Vol. 29, No. 6, November/December 2006, 338-345.
• 8. How to Secure a Peripheral IV Catheter
  Bonnie Trottier, Infection Control Today, February 2005, Vol. 9, No. 2.
• 9. Caring for a Nontunneled CVC Site
  Lynn Hadaway, Nursing 2005, December, Vol. 35, No. 12.
• 10. Catheter stabilization devices Are Becoming Standard of Care
  Gregory Schears, American Society of Anesthesiologists, June 2007, Vol. 71 No. 6.
• 11. A Comparative Retrospective Analysis of Two Securement Techniques for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) and Midlines in the Homecare Setting
  Diana Wood and Leigh Ann Bowe-Geddes, Journal of Vascular Access Devices, Vol. 2, No. 3, Fall 1997.
• 12. The Advantages of a Precision-Engineered Securement Device for Fixation of Arterial Pressure-Monitoring Catheters
  Catharine Stephenson, The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access "JAVA", 2005, Vol. 10, No. 3.
• 13. Infiltration and Extravasation: Preventing a Complication of  IV  Catheterization
  Lynn Hadaway, American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 107, No. 8, pp. 64-72, August 2007.
• 14. Needlestick Injuries Among Surgeons in Training
  M.A. Makary, NEJM, Vol. 356, No. 26.
• 15. Optimizing IV Therapy In The Elderly: Manufactured catheter stabilization devices make their case in multiple studies
  Bonnie Smith, R.N., C.R.N.I. and Frances Hannum, B.A., B.S., Advance For Nurses, August 25, 2008.
• 16. Suture-Free Alternati.v.es: New approaches to reduce the risk of suture needle injuries
  Jaime Ritter, MPH, CIC, Managing Infection Control, December 2008.

QUALITY

• 17. Influencing Product Evaluation With Hard-Hitting Evidence
  Jeannie Akridge, Healthcare Purchasing News, July 2007, Vol. 31, No. 7.
• 18. OSHA Fact Sheet – Securing Medical Catheters
  OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, August 2004.
  Link to OSHA
• 19. CDC's Seven Healthcare Safety Challenges
  CDC, July 11, 2003.
  Link to CDC
• 20. The 4-1-1 on New Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice
  Lynn Hadaway, Infection Control Today, June 2006.
• 21. ECRI: OSHA Requires Annual Review of Catheter-Securement Devices
  October 1, 2004.
• 22. Techniques for Stabilizing Urinary Catheters
  Marilyn Hanchett, M.A., R.N., C.P.H.Q.. American Journal of Nursing, March 2002, Vol. 102, No. 3.

ECONOMIC

• 23. Catheter Securement Device Provides Substantial Cost Savings
  Robert Inbornone, Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2005.
• 24. Catheter stabilization devices Are Becoming Standard of Care
  Gregory Schears, American Society of Anesthesiologists, June 2007, Vol. 71, No. 6.
• 25. Securing Quality and Safety Without Tape; Holmes Regional Medical Center
  Susan Birk, Materials Management in Health Care, June 2007, Vol. 16, No. 6.
• 26. Cost Containment and Infusion Services
  Kathy Kokotis, Supplement to Journal of Infusion Nursing, Vol. 28, No. 3S, May/June 2005, S22:S32.
• 27. Summary of Product Trials for 10,164 Patients: Comparing an Intravenous Stabilizing Device to Tape
  Gregory J. Schears, Journal of Infusion Nursing, Vol. 29, No. 4, July/August 2006