PMID- 29655373 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190429 LR - 20190429 IS - 1559-6834 (Electronic) IS - 0899-823X (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 7 DP - 2018 Jul TI - The Risk of Adverse Events Related to Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Access. PG - 875-877 LID - 10.1017/ice.2018.79 [doi] AB - Midline catheters (MCs) may be useful to avoid repeated venipuncture in patients requiring prolonged intravenous infusions with limited adverse events (AEs). We analyzed 2 Italian hospital databases to ascertain the safety of MCs. Among 1,538 adult patients, 154 MC-related AEs (10%; 2.49 AEs per 1,000 MC days) were reported.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;875-877. FAU - Campagna, Sara AU - Campagna S AD - 1Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences,University of Torino,via Santena 5 bis,10126 Torino,Italy. FAU - Gonella, Silvia AU - Gonella S AD - 2Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino,Corso Bramante 88-90,10126,Torino,Italy. FAU - Zerla, Pietro Antonio AU - Zerla PA AD - 3Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Melegnano e della Martesana,Via Pandina 1,20070 Vizzolo Predabissi (MI),Italy. FAU - Corona, Gianvito AU - Corona G AD - 4Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale Potenza,via Torraca 4,85100 Potenza,Italy. FAU - Correggia, Tiziana AU - Correggia T AD - 2Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino,Corso Bramante 88-90,10126,Torino,Italy. FAU - Mussa, Baudolino AU - Mussa B AD - 2Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino,Corso Bramante 88-90,10126,Torino,Italy. FAU - Berchialla, Paola AU - Berchialla P AD - 5Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences,University of Torino,via Santena 5 bis,10126 Torino,Italy. FAU - Dimonte, Valerio AU - Dimonte V AD - 1Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences,University of Torino,via Santena 5 bis,10126 Torino,Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180415 PL - United States TA - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol JT - Infection control and hospital epidemiology JID - 8804099 SB - IM MH - Administration, Intravenous MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Catheter-Related Infections/*epidemiology MH - Catheterization, Peripheral/*adverse effects MH - Catheters, Indwelling/*adverse effects MH - Databases, Factual MH - Female MH - Hospitals MH - Humans MH - Italy/epidemiology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Risk Factors EDAT- 2018/04/16 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/30 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/16 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0899823X1800079X [pii] AID - 10.1017/ice.2018.79 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jul;39(7):875-877. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.79. Epub 2018 Apr 15.