Advancing Evidence-Based Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Securement

Intravenous therapy is a mainstay of care for hospitalized patients. In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Charters et al take on the essential investigation of how to improve peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) securement in children, given a failure rate of over 30% for PIVCs secured in the usual way. Not only could improving PIVC securement reduce premature removal and potential traumatic and painful reinsertions, but could result in fewer interruptions and delays to intravenous therapy, improving outcomes such as medication therapy effectiveness, and hospital length of stay.