Tricia M Kleidon, Victoria Gibson, Paula Cattanach, Jessica Schults, Ruth H Royle, Robert S Ware, Nicole Marsh, Colleen Pitt, Anna Dean, Joshua Byrnes, Claire M Rickard, Amanda J Ullman
IMPORTANCE: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) frequently fail during treatment causing therapy interruption, pain, recatheterization, and additional health care costs. Midline catheters (MCs) may improve functional dwell time and reduce failure compared with traditional PIVCs. OBJECTIVE: To compare device failure of MCs with PIVCs. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a pragmatic, randomized clinical superiority trial with an embedded internal pilot study conducted from July 2020 to May 2022...
September 11, 2023: JAMA Pediatrics