Prevalence and Factors Associated With Indwelling Non-Utilized (Idle) Central Vascular Access Devices Across All Age Groups

This study found that 1 of every 5 CVADs had at least 1 day of idle time, with one fourth of their total dwell duration idle. CVADs with longer dwell duration, those placed in children, and PICCs were more likely to be idle.
Source: Journal of Infusion Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research