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Table 3 Diagnosis of positive tip cultures relating the removal reasons

From: Incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter failure among inpatients: variability between microbiological data and clinical signs and symptoms

 

CRBSI

colonised

type 1

type 2

type 3

Intravenous therapy completed, or patient discharged, n (%)

18 (43.9)

   

Obstruction with insertion site inflammation, n (%)

 

4 (9.8)

0

0

Phlebitis, n (%)

 

6 (14.6)

1 (2.4)

0

Extravasation, n (%)

 

12 (29.3)

0

0

Suspected infection, n (%)

 

0

0

0